The Week in Pictures #337

Grant Rodewijk June 1, 2018 1 18

It has been an exciting week at Londolozi. The May chill has allowed many of the predators to be active late into the morning, providing us with some spectacular game …

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Leopard Cubs Cheat Death

James Tyrrell May 29, 2018 2 33

It’s common knowledge that leopard cubs have a high mortality rate. What’s also well known is that competing males are the single biggest cause of cub deaths; interlopers and rival …

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Are Impalas Smarter Than We Think?

James Tyrrell May 19, 2018 8

My views on the relative intelligence levels of the various animals out here oscillate wildly. I’ve seen lions execute a perfect strategic ambush that had to have involved forethought, yet …

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The Week in Pictures #335

Guy Brunskill May 18, 2018 1 12

The Birmingham males now seem to be firmly established as the dominant male coalition on Londolozi, despite not really venturing into the northern sectors of the reserve yet. Although other …

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Incredible Footage: Leopard Uses a Tool

Tools. Humans have historically differentiated ourselves from the “lesser creatures” through our ability to make and use tools, which has apparently put us on a higher plane of intelligence. However, …

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The Week in Pictures #332

Alex Jordan April 27, 2018 1 15

Misty mornings have begun to fill the valleys and low lying areas of Londolozi; gone are the days of setting out on drive with a pair of shorts and short …

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The Cat’s Whiskers

James Tyrrell March 20, 2018 23

People who lose the use of one or more of their senses – particularly sight – will almost always find that to compensate, their other senses become heightened. Blind people …

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Can a Dead Tree Still Be a Tree of Life?

Alex Jordan March 11, 2018 1 7

Out on drive in the African bush one may see hundreds, if not thousands of trees that have fallen. Trees ring-barked by elephants, disabling them from receiving nutrients to vital …

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How Londolozi Live Has Affected My Life

Callum Evans March 7, 2018 13

I first learnt about Londolozi Game Reserve in 2008, when I was reading a book about leopards, called Living with Leopards by Nils Kure, that referenced Lex Hes’ book The Leopards …

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The Power of Black and White

Alex Jordan March 6, 2018 18

“I believe that if black-and-white photography is done correctly, it can convey much more emotion and a deeper meaning than colour ever could. It’s as if by subtracting colour, the …

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The Week in Pictures #322

Alex Jordan February 16, 2018 30

All the rangers at Londolozi have specific trees around the reserve in which they’re dying to see a leopard. There’s a particular dead Schotia in the north that I have …

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The Week in Pictures #317

Alex Jordan January 12, 2018 1 36

“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up and was not happy” – Ernest Hemingway Hemingway’s quote is particularly relevant during this season. Intermittent, localized rains …

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What Happens When 3 Leopards, 3 Hyenas and a Pack of Wild Dogs Converge?

Guy Brunskill December 20, 2017 3 12

It was a cool morning. The temperature was perfect and as the sun rose we stayed protected with a bit of cloud cover. A pack of two wild dogs had …

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What Happens When Two Female Leopards Want The Same Male?

Amy Attenborough December 2, 2017 3 25

A week ago we saw three adult leopards in the same sighting. The scene resembled something of a soap opera with two sisters (same mother but different litters) competing for …

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The Week in Pictures #311

Nick Kleer December 1, 2017 11

From an almost abundance of leopard cubs at the start of the year, we find ourselves nearly at the other end of the spectrum as we approach year-end. Although a …

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