Birmingham Males Brawl Over Lioness

James Tyrrell May 28, 2018 18

Photographs or video. Which one are you going to try capture? Decide now! Because invariably if you try and bounce between the two during a sighting, you panic, forget to …

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A Moonlit Night Under a Torchwood

Rob Jeffery May 27, 2018 12

In the dull light of a half-moon we came to a halt underneath the canopy of a large Torchwood tree. The sudden silence was startling with the absence of the …

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Do Animals Really Have Fun?

Pete Thorpe May 26, 2018 24

Before we consider the question in the title, let us consider: do humans have fun? Of course. My four-year-old niece has a fantastic time chasing me around the garden, that’s …

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The Week in Pictures #336

Paul Danckwerts May 25, 2018 11

From Sydney to Shanghai, my guests this week have come from far and wide with one thing in mind: Photography. Londolozi Game Reserve has long been renowned as one of …

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Ostrich Mating Season

James Tyrrell May 23, 2018 13

A deep booming song (if one can call it a song) came filtering through the southern grasslands this morning. Was it a lion? Ground hornbill maybe? Movement to the left …

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A 7-Year Wait for a Photograph

Grant Rodewijk May 22, 2018 24

It was a slightly cloudy day as we set out on our early morning game drive. Tracker Sersant, our guests and I had planned to try and track down the …

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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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Yoga Lessons in the Creche

Sam Zeederberg May 17, 2018 4

We would all love to climb back into the years where naps are a necessity to any day, naked adventures are as natural as the clothed ones, the only password …

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Tsalala Males Reunite with Tailless Female

James Tyrrell May 16, 2018 14

Anthropomorphism is something I tend to disagree with. The attributing of human characteristics to an animal just doesn’t fit in my mind, as who are we to say that a …

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The Best Alarm Clock in the World

James Tyrrell May 15, 2018 15

This post is not about lions, so I apologise if the title image is misleading. Lions certainly have their role to play, but are in no ways central to the …

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Why are Impala so Successful?

Bruce Arnott May 12, 2018 4

The impala breeding season, known as the rut, is that time of year when impala rams are flooded with testosterone; that time of the year when all their attention is …

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Do Woodpeckers Get Headaches?

Sean Zeederberg May 10, 2018 4

What value is there in banging your head against a tree all day long? For us, very little. For woodpeckers, plenty! In essence, the value lies in the fact that …

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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 Vine Snake: Don’t Let it Fool You

James Tyrrell May 8, 2018 4

I was browsing through some old photos the other day and cam across a couple of one of Londolozi’s lesser known snakes; the Vine Snake. Or Twig snake. Or Bird …

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Black Rhino Seen on Londolozi!

James Tyrrell May 6, 2018 13

Two thousand seven hundred and seven. That’s how many days it’s taken me to see my first black rhino at Londolozi. It took only 1068 days until I saw my …

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