The Hidden Cycle: How Nature Recycles Itself at Londolozi

Barry Bath August 5, 2025 9

It was a quiet morning on game drive, and we had just watched a large elephant bull lazily feeding on a marula tree, he had just pushed over, when a …

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The Week in Pictures #712

Matt Rochford August 1, 2025 3 19

August has settled in, and with it comes that unmistakable winter character: clear, crisp mornings, golden light, and long, dust-kissed afternoons. While the landscape has dried out significantly, the Sand …

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The Language of Tails: Subtle Signals in the Bush

Keagan Chasenski July 28, 2025 1 7

In the bush, silence doesn’t mean nothing is being said. Working as a guide, you inevitably spend a lot of time simply watching. And over time, what starts as observation …

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The Return of The Mashaba Female: A Final Chapter or Just Passing Through?

Nick Tennick July 24, 2025 3 19

At 17 years old, the Mashaba Female remains one of Londolozi’s most iconic leopards. Born into the Sunsetbend Lineage that has shaped the very landscape of leopard viewing on the …

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Leopard in the Light: Trying to Capture and Make the Most of a Photographic Opportunity

Kirsten Joscelyne July 23, 2025 1 16

One of the most iconic scenes in the African wilderness is a leopard draped effortlessly across the limbs of a marula or leadwood tree. It’s a moment that stills the …

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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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