The Life of a Firefly

Jess Shillaw July 22, 2025 8

As a little girl, I truly believed fireflies were fairies. On warm summer evenings, I’d sit in the garden watching their gentle glow drift through the dusk like tiny lanterns, …

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A Morning To Remember

Ross Cheshire July 17, 2025 9

It’s mornings like this that remind me why we wake before the sun and set off into the bush with no real script—just the hope that the wilderness will reveal …

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Kambula Pride Of Lions At A Crossroads: What Lies Ahead for the Next Generation

Barry Bath July 14, 2025 12

It’s a season of uncertainty and transformation in the lion dynamics at Londolozi. The Kambula Pride of lions, once a cohesive unit of five adult lionesses and their offspring, is …

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The Week In Pictures #709

Keagan Chasenski July 11, 2025 4 23

We have now passed the Winter Solstice, yet the days have only just started their slow shift into spring. The bush, however, continues to reveal a different, drier and harsher …

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A Lesson In Leopard Territory And Independence

Kate Tennick July 10, 2025 1 8

Aptly following on from a recent Virtual Safari featuring the Nkoveni Female Leopard and her young male as they explored new ground around the Sand River, I wanted to share …

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The Wonder of a Winter Morning Game Drive

Nick Tennick July 7, 2025 14

There’s a particular magic that wraps itself around Londolozi during the winter months. If you have had the pleasure of visiting the reserve, you will know there’s something special about …

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The Nkuwa Female Has Cubs Again

Matt Rochford June 30, 2025 11

The Nkuwa Female is a leopard very well known for her beauty and supremely relaxed nature around vehicles. Over the years I have spent many wonderful, undisturbed hours in her …

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A Mother’s Sacrifice: The Nkoveni Female Leopard and Her Son’s Hefty Appetite

Jess Shillaw June 23, 2025 2 21

Out here in the heart of Londolozi, a young male leopard is starting to make his presence known. The Nkoveni Young Male, now nearing independence, is growing fast—not just in …

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Male Leopards west of camp

Ross Cheshire June 17, 2025 3 12

Just west of camp, a fascinating shift is unfolding in the male leopard landscape. Three powerful individuals—each experienced, each with something to prove—are converging around the Sand River, jostling for …

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A Close Encounter For The Makhatini Family

Nick Tennick June 5, 2025 17

Early one crisp autumn morning, my guests and I set out across Londolozi’s open grasslands in search of the Makhatini Cheetah Family. The stunning sunrise cast a golden light across …

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Leopard Lineages: The Legacy of Sunset Bend

Barry Bath June 4, 2025 7 11

Certain legacies in the bush are hard to ignore. You feel them in the way animals behave around one another, in the routes they walk, even in the way the …

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A New Unknown Male Leopard?

Kate Tennick June 2, 2025 13

Leopards are inherently territorial creatures. Both males and females begin establishing their own territories once they become independent from their mothers. For young females, this process is often a little …

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The Week in Pictures #703

Jess Shillaw May 30, 2025 4 37

As the days grow shorter and we fall into the winter months, there’s a subtle shift in the rhythm of life. For some, this change might feel like the onset …

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The Call of the Wild: How the Sounds of the Bush Change You

Kirst Joscelyne May 29, 2025 10

There’s a moment, usually just before dawn, when the bush still lies in darkness, the horizon only hinting at the approaching sun. It’s in that silence that you hear it—a …

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A New Chapter for the Xinkhova Female?

Barry Bath May 27, 2025 5 7

Few experiences in the bush are more rewarding than following the life of a leopard from birth to independence, especially when you’ve had the privilege of witnessing it from the …

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