The Golden Standard: The Mashaba Female (2008–2025)
“The animal shall not be measured by man.” — Henry Beston. There are leopards you see. And then there are leopards you know. The Mashaba Female was the second kind. …
“The animal shall not be measured by man.” — Henry Beston. There are leopards you see. And then there are leopards you know. The Mashaba Female was the second kind. …
We found them. After six weeks of following this story, the search, the suckle marks, the morning I left her at 150 metres knowing exactly what I was walking away …
Here we are again. Another week down and another week of action packed sightings across the reserve. The days are noticeably getting longer now as we gradually move away from …
I thought it’s time for another edition of looking through my photographic archives (in a similar vein to previous blogs I wrote in October last year and February this year). …
We followed the Shingi Male into the last of the light the evening before. He was kind of moving with purpose, a somewhat deliberate walk as though he was looking …
One of the biggest differences between male and female leopards is the way they use space. While females establish their territories around food, water and safe places to raise cubs, …
There has been a subtle shift in the air around Londolozi. While we are still very much in the heart of winter, the days feel as though they are slowly …
In 100 years of Safari, the leopard has become the animal most synonymous with Londolozi. We have watched them from the same riparian thickets for generations, named their bloodlines, tracked …
This week I have some news. Those of you who have been following the Nkoveni Female’s story over the last few weeks will want to read on. I’m not going …
There are few moments in the wild more difficult to earn than finding evidence of a leopard den. Not because leopards are rare, nor because cubs are impossible to see, …
These elusive predators are renowned for their stealth and solitary nature, so I thought it would be worth shedding some light on how they communicate with one another without actually …
This week the Nkoveni story continued — and tested my patience in ways I probably deserved. If you watched last week’s episode, you’ll know where we left off. She’d finished …
One thing I am still trying to find the balance between, and don’t think I will ever perfect, is when to take stills and when to video. It is a …
Some stories take longer than you expect. This is one of them. In the last episode, I mentioned the incredibly exciting news about the Nkoveni Female. This week I want …
I’ve been taking wildlife photographs for the past four years, and it was about time that I decided to try a new piece of equipment from the Londolozi Photographic Studio. …