The Week in Pictures #238

Amy Attenborough July 1, 2016 3

This week a very definite theme of animals in their environment seems to have emerged in this photographic collaboration between me and James Tyrrell. With the dry weather putting pressure …

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Nature’s Transparency

Londolozi Guest June 29, 2016 7

I have always been a wildlife enthusiast, my love stemming from the many fortunate opportunities I have had whilst growing up, visiting game reserves, conservancies and pristine holiday destinations all over South …

General Nature Guests

A Guide Exchange to Sri Lanka

Don Heyneke June 28, 2016 3

It is nearing a month since I returned home from Sri Lanka and I feel like I can still smell the aroma of spices and feel the vibrancy of the …

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A Surfing Leopard: Part 2

Nick Kleer June 27, 2016 15

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir Another blog about the Mashaba female..surprised?! Yet again this leopard and her daughter have provided me …

Leopards Wildlife

Lion Update: Tracking the Tsalala Pride Around Marthly Pools

James Tyrrell June 8, 2016 3

Marthly Pools is one of the most beautiful spots on the Londolozi property. This series of semi-permanent waterbodies in the predominantly dry riverbed is found at a sharp bend in the Manyelethi, …

Featured Lions

The Fairytale Animals

James Tyrrell June 6, 2016 8

As a guide, it’s pretty important to get an idea as to what it is exactly that your guests want to see when on safari. And the obvious thing to …

Wildlife

Why We Connect With the Bush

Werner Breedt June 4, 2016 7

What I have come to realise at my time at Londolozi, is the appreciation that every visitor has for the outdoors. This appreciation goes hand in hand with a sincere love …

Featured Wildlife

In Pursuit of Leopard Cubs

James Souchon June 2, 2016 2

The birth of leopard cubs is always just cause for excitement levels to rise in the guiding team. When a leopard who was pregnant reappears after she hasn’t been seen …

Leopards Wildlife

Five Myths About Hippos Debunked

Shaun D'Araujo June 1, 2016 8

One of the most iconic sounds when you stand on deck early in the morning is the sound of hippos grunting after venturing back to the water after a night …

Wildlife

May: A Roundup of the Month’s Best Images

James Tyrrell May 30, 2016 6

The trickiest thing about a post like this is deciding which images to leave out, as the number of great images being taken by the Londolozi staff is phenomenal. Notice …

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The Benefit of Teamwork

James Tyrrell May 28, 2016 5

Tracking can sometimes be a painstaking process; if only one tracker is working a set of tracks, and the terrain is tricky, he or she will often be forced to …

Leopards Tracking

Matimba Males Chase Mhangeni Females

James Tyrrell May 10, 2016 17

The Mhangeni pride are not what they once were. The younger members of the pride are essentially doing what their mothers did once upon a time, breaking off and operating …

Lions Wildlife

A Photographic Journal: The Dark Side

Don Heyneke May 9, 2016 11

The crisp of the mornings is broken by warming African sunrise, and once the day draws to an ends, just after the golden hour, we are led into an ever-changing canvas brought …

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Happy Birthday David Attenborough!

James Tyrrell May 8, 2016 3

It seems that 2016 is a big year for 90th birthdays! Not only are Londolozi and Queen Elizabeth only a decade short of 100 years, but one of Nature’s greatest …

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