What Bird is This? #8

James Tyrrell February 12, 2019 5

Here is our Bird Challenge for the month of February. Ok it may not end up being the only one, as if we happen to get some particularly cryptic photos …

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What Would YOU do for Love This Valentine’s Day?

James Tyrrell February 11, 2019 12

Love is something to persevere with. When we love someone we go all in, jumping with both feet, often simply taking a leap of faith that we will land safely. …

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The Peaceful Path

Caylie Maehr February 10, 2019 3

The veins of earth are much like our own. They pulse with life. Some flow faster and harder whilst others are more slow and hold less pressure. From above one …

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The Ongoing Mystery of the Mashaba Female’s Cubs

James Tyrrell February 9, 2019 1 12

This is one we’re still scratching our heads over. Every time we reach the conclusion that the litter must have been lost, new evidence pops up that gives us hope …

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The Week in Pictures #373

James Tyrrell February 8, 2019 8

Lions will do things on their own time. Just ask anyone who’s sat with them for hours waiting for them to move, and they’ve done nothing except roll over lethargically …

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Why Londolozi Guests Leave for Home With a Full Spiritual Suitcase

Paul Danckwerts February 7, 2019 18

Within my soul, within my mind, there lies a place I cannot find. Home of my heart. Land of my birth. Smoke-coloured stone and flame-coloured earth. Electric skies. Shivering heat. …

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An Incredible Pair: Alfie and Bennet on the Bonnet

Jan-Erik Rottinghuis February 3, 2019 7

Over many years the wonderful book The Leopards of Londolozi, that we had purchased in a Johannesburg bookshop, had been staring at us from our coffee table in Paris, France. …

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A Reawakening of the Senses: Sounds of Londolozi Part 2

Chris Taylor February 2, 2019 17

For those of you who may have been caught up in the festive season a bit too much to stay up to date with the Londolozi Blogs through December, you …

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The Week in Pictures #372

James Tyrrell February 1, 2019 11

Firstly, the Mystery Bird from yesterday. Almost everyone got it right: the answer was an African Fish Eagle. Most large eagles have much darker or barred tails, so the all-white …

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What Bird is This? #7

James Tyrrell January 31, 2019 7

Our first Bird Challenge of 2019 is a slightly more unorthodox take on the concept. We’ve talked before about how birds don’t always sit still for you to identify them. …

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Can Lions Count?

James Tyrrell January 30, 2019 21

We aren’t going to go too deeply into a discussion of the relative intelligence levels of the big cats here, but it struck me the other day that a grasp …

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The Week in Pictures #371

James Tyrrell January 25, 2019 10

It’s fairly boring to be discussing the weather, but we were meant to be pretty much swimming our way out on drive right about now. The predicted rainfall for last …

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Mating Lions Chased by Elephants: Photographic Lessons Learned

James Tyrrell January 24, 2019 9

This was one of those morning when more lessons were learnt than anything else. An epic sighting after which I was kicking myself for not being ready, so ended up …

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Ntsevu Pride Feast on Wildebeest

James Tyrrell January 20, 2019 9

Even an adult wildebeest wouldn’t go very far between four lionesses, two big male lions and 13 cubs. One unlucky individual got encircled in a Tamboti thicket recently, and ended …

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5 Shangaan Phrases To Learn Before Your Stay

Jemma Thorpe January 19, 2019 10

Inkarhi waku dyondza yin’we yati ndzimu ta la Afrika Dzonga “It’s time to learn one of the eleven official languages of South Africa” I’ve always been a firm believer in …

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