What Happens When You Try and Outsmart a Pride of Lions

James Souchon April 15, 2020 40

We have used trail cameras quite a bit on the reserve over the years. A few years back Andrea Campbell went on a quest to capture footage of an otter. …

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The Week in Video #4 (Virtual Game Drive)

James Tyrrell April 13, 2020 19

Here is our fourth instalment of our weekly video highlights package. The weather didn’t always cooperate this week, with a number of drizzly days making for tough filming conditions, but …

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What Happens Next With the Ntsevu Pride?

James Tyrrell March 28, 2020 20

The Ntsevu Pride is simply getting too big. That sounds a bit ludicrous from our perspective, as there are very few things as awe-inspiring as having a pride of 20 …

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The Week in Pictures #432

James Tyrrell March 27, 2020 24

As South Africa enters a state of lockdown for the next 21 days, we hasten to reassure everyone that the wonders of the African bush will continue to be brought …

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Are Lions Really Unsuccessful Hunters?

James Tyrrell March 25, 2020 22

The literature talks about the low percentage of successful lion hunts. 15-25%. At a push. Lions can and do go a long time without food. A week without a solid …

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The Patience of a Leopard

James Tyrrell March 21, 2020 18

The Ndzaneni female isn’t seen very often. She inhabits the deep south of Londolozi, an area of extensive thickets and deep drainage lines. She is not a particularly big female, …

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The Week in Pictures #431

Dean De La Rey March 20, 2020 21

First up is the answer to yesterday’s bird challenge. The Mystery Bird was a Wahlberg’s Eagle. It was quite a tricky one, but if you look carefully you can just …

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What Bird is This? #23

James Tyrrell March 19, 2020 19

This should be a fairly straightforward one. Colouration, size, shape… there’s certainly enough here to narrow it down to family, but the actual species might take a little more work. …

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Nothing Like Some Healthy Competition

Dean De La Rey March 16, 2020 33

We recently decided that we needed to do a revamp of our rangers room, after seeing a refurbishment to our top offices next door. Let’s just say we didn’t like …

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Sunday Photo Gallery

Henry Reiff March 15, 2020 8

We always love receiving photos from our guests from their stay, especially when they include. abroad spectrum of wildlife. Without even asking their ranger and tracker what type of sightings …

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The Male/Female Impala

James Tyrrell March 14, 2020 23

I was thrilled to be able to publish this at first, thinking I had discovered something almost unheard of in the area. Then I went back through the archives and …

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What Happened 5 Years Ago? #7

James Tyrrell March 11, 2020 14

We continue with our 5-years-ago-this-month series, although I have to admit, I sometimes struggle to remember what exactly was happening in a sighting from the archives. I usually pride myself …

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The Evolution of an Eye

Jess Shillaw March 9, 2020 12

Have you ever watched an action-packed scene unfold around you and you try your best to focus on a certain object moving? Or have you ever watched your house cat …

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Are the Nkuhuma Pride Setting up Territory on Northern Londolozi?

Nick Sims March 5, 2020 22

For almost two years now, the Northern section of Londolozi has not been occupied by a dominant pride of lions. This area – known as Marthly – was previously home …

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World Wildlife Day: Helping Rhinos

James Tyrrell March 3, 2020 23

It seems there’s a World-Something-Day every day of the week, but World Wildlife Day at least is one of the big ones. With the boom in social media over the …

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