Tsalala Female Has Given Birth

James Tyrrell March 7, 2019 27

Up on a koppie next to the Manyelethi River there is a small cave. It’s hard to see as the road that runs past the koppies passes it to the …

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How Does One Best Approach a Safari?

Paul Danckwerts March 6, 2019 14

Soaking up the dawn chorus with a hot coffee in hand on one of Londolozi’s wooden decks is how any good day in the bush should start. It’s something of …

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Styx Pride Take Down Wildebeest

Grant Rodewijk March 5, 2019 20

With only the lone Tsalala lioness moving around the northern parts of Londolozi, it was almost inevitable a pride would start moving in to take over, and it was most …

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The Week in Pictures #376

James Tyrrell March 1, 2019 15

Firstly, apologies for the late response to the “Who am I?” leopard post. The answer was indeed the Nkoveni female. Most people got it correct, so well done. We’ll find …

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What is it About Animals Drinking Water That We Find so Fascinating?

Dean De La Rey February 27, 2019 7

I was asked this question a few days ago, and I must say the answer has eluded me. I have discussed it with my colleagues, and everyone seems to have …

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The Week in Pictures #375

James Tyrrell February 22, 2019 10

Leopards and elephants certainly seem to be the theme this week, with the giant pachyderms being seen more and more frequently feeding on the by-now abundant marula fruits up on …

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One Year Later: What has Happened Since Last February?

James Tyrrell February 20, 2019 10

I thoroughly enjoy browsing our archives to see what happened when, to see if predictions came true or not or simply to reflect on how quickly things change in the …

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The Week in Pictures #374

Dean De La Rey February 15, 2019 28

“To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It’s at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual …

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The Week in Pictures #373

James Tyrrell February 8, 2019 8

Lions will do things on their own time. Just ask anyone who’s sat with them for hours waiting for them to move, and they’ve done nothing except roll over lethargically …

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An Incredible Pair: Alfie and Bennet on the Bonnet

Jan-Erik Rottinghuis February 3, 2019 7

Over many years the wonderful book The Leopards of Londolozi, that we had purchased in a Johannesburg bookshop, had been staring at us from our coffee table in Paris, France. …

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The Week in Pictures #372

James Tyrrell February 1, 2019 11

Firstly, the Mystery Bird from yesterday. Almost everyone got it right: the answer was an African Fish Eagle. Most large eagles have much darker or barred tails, so the all-white …

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Can Lions Count?

James Tyrrell January 30, 2019 21

We aren’t going to go too deeply into a discussion of the relative intelligence levels of the big cats here, but it struck me the other day that a grasp …

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The Week in Pictures #371

James Tyrrell January 25, 2019 10

It’s fairly boring to be discussing the weather, but we were meant to be pretty much swimming our way out on drive right about now. The predicted rainfall for last …

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Mating Lions Chased by Elephants: Photographic Lessons Learned

James Tyrrell January 24, 2019 9

This was one of those morning when more lessons were learnt than anything else. An epic sighting after which I was kicking myself for not being ready, so ended up …

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Ntsevu Pride Feast on Wildebeest

James Tyrrell January 20, 2019 9

Even an adult wildebeest wouldn’t go very far between four lionesses, two big male lions and 13 cubs. One unlucky individual got encircled in a Tamboti thicket recently, and ended …

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