On The Hunt With Wild Dogs
A couple of years ago on South African television there was a motor vehicle advertisement in which a gentleman said: “A leopard cannot change its spots, but a wild dog …
A couple of years ago on South African television there was a motor vehicle advertisement in which a gentleman said: “A leopard cannot change its spots, but a wild dog …
We haven’t written much about the Mashaba female or her cub recently, although a couple of photos have snuck into the regular Week in Pictures posts. The cub, now around eight months …
I’ve got a thing about leopards. The spots, the rosettes, the gorgeous, vivid orange and white and black. The gloss of an adult. The unbearably cute fuzz of a blue-eyed …
June 17th 2015, my wife’s 50th birthday; we had been on a roll, enjoying some incredible sights thanks to the combined efforts of our Ranger Garrett and Tracker Life. So …
It’s getting colder, and the animals are feeling it too, as on some of the more chilly mornings things only start getting active after the African sunrises have left the …
Firstly I would like to wish everyone a happy World Environment Day. On this very special day, I get to share with all of you just a small portion of what makes …
An antelope found in abundance. Appreciated and then overlooked. Guests and rangers alike are to blame. Its success blatantly obvious – the numbers speak for themselves and make the impala …
We, as humans, always tend to be more intrigued by the sheer beauty of leopards, the raw and immeasurable power of a lion and the perplexing, yet perfectly synchronised hunting …
The area in which the Nanga female has set up her territory lends itself fantastically to photographic opportunities that define leopard behaviour. Textbook photos of her lying in a marula tree …
This week featured some of the most intense and dramatic sightings it has ever been my privilege to be a part of in my time in the bush. Ok I’ll …
Rules are there to be broken… When it comes to photography it is drilled into us that composition is everything and that in order to have the ‘perfect’ photograph you …
The Nanga Young Male is probably the sulkiest leopard out there at the moment. Forced into independence far earlier than is usually seen in young male leopards, he has had …
There is change in the air. All of a sudden there is the slightest sign in the bush that the seasons have begun to swing. It is a very subtle …
The Abadi family was recently at Londolozi, and having visited the lodge many times, were hoping to see something special. The female cheetah had been found not too far from …
Horns come in all shapes and sizes and so it is that we dedicate a blog to the sometimes weird and wonderful shapes that not only distinguish each animal but …