The Pantanal Series: By Air
The name “Pantanal” comes from the Portuguese word pântano, meaning wetland, bog, swamp or marsh. It covers an area of over 210 000 km2 making it about ten times the …
The name “Pantanal” comes from the Portuguese word pântano, meaning wetland, bog, swamp or marsh. It covers an area of over 210 000 km2 making it about ten times the …
The four Majingilane Males have been present at Londolozi for just over two years now. At first their approach, to pride domination, seemed to me to be chaotic and unplanned…I …
Having just returned from a two week holiday on the other side of the world I was astounded at the number of birds that I encountered. Birding is one of …
In mid July 2012 a small group of Londolozi staff members embarked on the trip of a lifetime. A seven night expedition into the heart of South America. Coming from …
We have been very fortunate over the last few weeks to have numerous herds of buffalo moving through the wilderness. Some of these herds have been numbering a couple of …
Of late we have been receiving lots of comments and emails requesting information on the remaining Sparta orphan. This is the 8 month old lioness whose mother died 2 months …
It seems as if a little family of leopards have been living at Londolozi completely unseen by humans…until now! Granted, there have been about 3 sightings of these ghost-like leopards …
Safari is one of those experiences that is hard to describe. There is something special about the anticipation, the rawness, and the realness of an African safari. Here is a …
To be honest it was the very last thing I expected to see. The Tsalala lioness (with the tail), the mother of the remaining two cubs born in February 2011, …
If you type these exact words into Google you get over 780 000 hits! Everything from formal online dictionary answers to entire websites dedicated to the subject. As a ranger …
Going out to look for the Dudley Riverbank Female Leopard is like trying to find a ghost. The most beautiful ghost draped in a leopards coat; a ghost who every …
If female lions are attracted to a darker mane, then surely it would make sense, if you were a male lion, to have as dark a mane as possible. Yet, …
At first this seems like a simple question! Whilst growing up I was always told that the mane of a lion acted as a shield against injury. The long wiry …
The ancient cultures knew the power of the wilderness for healing. They would look to mother nature as a guide, go out on vision quests and come back from their …
I just realised that we have not published a piece updating the latest developments with our beloved Tsalala Pride. Sadly, sometime during the month of May 2012, the last member …