What Happens to a Leopard in Half a Decade?

James Tyrrell February 21, 2017 5

Half a decade sounds like quite a long time, although it’s only five years. For a leopard, however, that period of time represents roughly a third of its life it …

Leopards Wildlife

The Londolozi Family – From One Family to Another

Alistair Smith February 20, 2017 6

When speaking to any Londolozi staff member about what they enjoy most about this spectacular place, there is one common theme that comes to light, and that is of family …

Guests Londolozi Family

The Alarmists of the Bush

James Tyrrell February 6, 2017 4

The best way to find the big cats is to look at birds. Or anything else small really. Sounds silly, I know, but it is when the vehicle is switched …

Wildlife

The Beginning of the End for the Majingilane

James Tyrrell February 5, 2017 35

It was always going to be the Hip Scar male. The outsider. The one with the limp. The one whose calls often went unanswered by the rest of his coalition. I …

Lions Wildlife

The Internal Conflict of Photography

James Tyrrell February 1, 2017 4

I’m very aware of the seemingly contradictory nature of this statement, but sometimes I regret the day I ever picked up a camera. Photography and film are two incredible mediums through …

Photography Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #268

James Tyrrell January 27, 2017 10

Wildebeest calves strike me as particularly stupid little creatures. They’re hilarious to watch as they gambol around the clearings with their funny “Meep” sounds, and their expressionless faces with those …

The Week in Pictures

Nurseries of Insightfulness

Josephine Benecke January 23, 2017 2

The last month in Cubs Den has been one filled with excitement. Starting with the excitement of Father Christmas arriving with his Christmas stockings, dressing up with multiple feather bowers …

Cubs Den

We’re All Animals at Heart

James Tyrrell January 20, 2017 4

Wind makes me edgy. It did so long before I came to the bush, and I never really understood why. Wind on a rainy, stormy day I didn’t mind so …

General Nature

Something Unnoticed…

Kevin Power January 19, 2017 6

Driving around at this time of the year there is a very common sound that emerges from the vehicle every time we see a herd of impala. The “Ooh”s and …

Wildlife

Life in Cape Town

Amy Attenborough January 18, 2017 27

At Londolozi we often talk about the incredible bonds that are created here and how work colleagues are more friends and family to each other than anything else. Recently this …

Occasions Tracking Travel

The Delights of Afternoon Tea

Anna Ridgewell January 17, 2017 38

Afternoon tea at Londolozi is somewhat a compulsory legacy from the early days that still lives on! I too, having grown up in an Africa in which this tradition was strongly …

Cuisine

If Three’s a Crowd, What is Four?

James Tyrrell January 16, 2017 7

We’ve written before about how a leopard’s star can rise and fall, and certain individuals are sought after at certain times more than others. In 2013 we published a piece …

Leopards Wildlife

How Close Is Too Close?

Alistair Smith January 11, 2017 14

For someone on their first African safari, and indeed, someone visiting Londolozi for their first time, the wildlife experience is second to none. This experience, and the manner in which …

General Nature Wildlife

Do Leopards Mate in Secret?

James Tyrrell January 10, 2017 2 4

One would have thought so, yes. A mating pair of leopards will often seek out the relative seclusion of a drainage line or a thicket for their tryst, but every …

Leopards Wildlife

What’s The Story?

James Tyrrell January 8, 2017 22

Andrea Sithole is one of the best trackers at Londolozi. He makes it all look annoyingly easy. Great trackers don’t just have the ability to spot a track and see …

Leopards Tracking Wildlife

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