The 7 Best Aromas of The African Bush

James Tyrrell January 7, 2018 11

Smell is the most evocative of the 5 senses. The olfactory pathways along which scent travels are connected directly to the limbic system, which is the area of the brain …

General Nature Safari Experience Wilderness teachings

Who Gets the Bigger Fright?

James Tyrrell January 4, 2018 17

If you work as a guide for long enough in a Big 5 area, you’re going to get a fright or two. Some of these may just be gentle reminders …

General Nature

Male Lion Kills Kudu in Waterhole

James Souchon December 30, 2017 13

I was sitting on the Founders Camp deck with my two guests Marissa and Tammi, planning what we should do for that afternoon’s drive. Tracks of what was suspected to …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #315

James Tyrrell December 29, 2017 13

I couldn’t imagine living in a place without a significant change in season. Whether one season is good and another is bad, or they are very different but equally as …

Wildlife

Going Solo

James Tyrrell December 27, 2017 2 24

The problem with reporting on stages of the lives of individual animals is that after a number of posts, it might start savoring of repetition. When lions reach a certain …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #313

James Tyrrell December 15, 2017 4 24

Comedy and drama often go hand-in-hand in nature, as was the case with the hyena footage published yesterday on our blog. Despite the rarity of the sighting and the implications …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Mating Hyenas: Incredibly Rare Footage

James Tyrrell December 14, 2017 10

It will come as a surprise to many people that spotted hyenas are generally representative of a highly developed and pristine ecosystem. Misunderstood by many and vilified by some, these …

Wildlife

How Long Does it Take to Eat a Hippo?

James Tyrrell December 13, 2017 6

A winter almost never passes at Londolozi without a hippo bull succumbing to injuries sustained in a territorial fight. These gargantuan herbivores are armed with enormous and lethal teeth, and …

Wildlife

Leopard Makes Miraculous Recovery

James Tyrrell December 12, 2017 19

It has been two months since our last update on the badly injured Ndzanzeni female. During that time she has made a remarkable recovery, and not only is her back …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week In Pictures #312

Fin Lawlor December 8, 2017 2 11

As the first week of December draws to a close, most of us at Londolozi are struggling to get to grips with exactly where this year has gone. The game …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

What is the Connection Between the Majingilane and Billy Connolly?

James Souchon December 5, 2017 25

Recently Billy Connolly had me in fits of laughter. I wish I could say that that was in person as he hilariously narrated a game drive that we were on …

Photography Wildlife

20 of My Favourite Londolozi Photographs

Callum Gowar November 14, 2017 26

Arriving at Londolozi a little under three years ago, it was a chance for me to explore a part of my country I had yet to experience in my life. …

Photo Journal Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #308

Pete Thorpe November 10, 2017 9

The daily reports of new migratory birds arriving have continued this past week. Although not the first one to do so, I personally ticked off my first Jacobin and Levaillants’ …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

What Do 13 Lions Drinking Look Like?

Bruce Arnott November 9, 2017 53

Yesterday we ran the first of a two part series, in which we told how the Mhangeni pride had taken down a buffalo. Having finished the kill, the pride began …

Lions Wildlife