Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #29

James Tyrrell October 4, 2020 20

A whole spectrum of wildlife was encountered this week, with probably the most intense sighting being the Ntsevu pride stealing a kill from a young female leopard. As we head …

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The Week in Pictures #459

James Tyrrell October 2, 2020 24

The rain came in full force last night with a good 20mm soaking the reserve. This is nowhere near what we can get in one downpour, but it certainly gives us …

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The Leopard Outside My Office

James Tyrrell October 1, 2020 26

The barking of bushbuck is a fairly regular background noise at the Londolozi camps. Sometimes it’s just a couple of males barking at each other, but quite often it indicates …

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Ostrich Dust Bath

Guy Brunskill September 29, 2020 29

When birds bathe in water or cover themselves in dust they are actively maintaining their plumage. In well-watered areas bathing is most common, but during winter when things are a …

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The Mhangeni Pride’s Two Cubs

Guy Brunskill September 28, 2020 27

It’s been an exciting few days around the reserve but there are few things that excite me more than seeing new cubs for the first time. Things were starting to …

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A Look Back on the Last 6 Months

James Souchon September 23, 2020 46

There has been enough written about 2020 and the pandemic to keep us reading for years. The whole world has been affected in one way or another. On our side, …

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Spring has Sprung

James Souchon September 15, 2020 31

Most people in the southern hemisphere welcome spring on the 1st of September, otherwise known as Spring Day. In actual fact, according to nature’s calendar the beginning of spring is …

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Virtual Safari: The Week in Video #26

James Tyrrell September 13, 2020 26

We go off the beaten track this week; into tree trunk interiors, down onto our stomachs to get eye-level with hippos and right under an elephant’s nose. Revisiting and old …

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Update on the Makomsava Female and Her Cubs

Guy Brunskill September 5, 2020 1 31

Pete Thorpe was extremely fortunate to be in the right place recently, watching the Makomsava female move dens. The new site is only about a hundred meters from the previous …

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Discovering a Leopard Den

James Souchon August 22, 2020 25

Right in the heart of the northern parts of the reserve lies a very special place. This place is called Marthly Pools and to some a game drive is incomplete …

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The South African Significance of the Secretary Bird

James Souchon August 17, 2020 27

Even though the Secretary bird is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, it holds very special significance to us here in South Africa as it occupies centre spot on our national coat …

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The Aftermath of a Buffalo Fight

James Tyrrell August 11, 2020 25

Those of you who follow our virtual safaris might have seen one of our recent stories documenting a couple of hours at waterhole, in which a large herd of buffalos …

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Reminiscing Around the Sun

James Souchon August 8, 2020 21

On my hard drive I have a very well organised system for all the photos that I take. All the folders are labelled by year and then by month. I …

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Anticipating the Jump

Guy Brunskill August 4, 2020 1 25

We had not even driven out of camp before we heard bushbuck alarming just outside the entrance. As we drove into the area we saw the bushbuck, who with their …

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