The Week in Pictures #752
The first week of May is usually my favourite week each year – and this week has once again proved my point. The grass is still long and green, fed …
The first week of May is usually my favourite week each year – and this week has once again proved my point. The grass is still long and green, fed …
Over the past few weeks, there had been a growing sense of anticipation around the Ximungwe Female. We knew she had denned, we knew she had two cubs, and we …
The Shingi Male Leopard is now just over two years old. Born in January 2024 to the Nkoveni Female, he is at the age where we expect to see his …
There are some animals whose stories you can follow with a degree of professional detachment. The Tsalala Female is not one of them. For those of us who have watched …
With the sudden change in male lion dynamics, as the Ndzhenga Males pushed north and pursued the Nkuhuma Pride while the Gijima Males once again laid claim to their previous …
This past week delivered a wonderful mix of sightings across Londolozi. A male cheetah was found in the south-western parts of the reserve and, after a failed attempt on both …
There are certain iconic pictures that every guide at Londolozi would like to have the opportunity to take at some stage during their time here. Mating leopards, a cub carry, …
There is a particular magic to the bush at the turn of autumn. Although the grass is still long, thick and green from the summer rains, it’s just beginning to …
Although we no longer see the Mhangeni Pride frequently, as they have shifted their territory westwards following the death of their then dominant male, the Othawa Male and the arrival …
For the last year, we’ve watched these two males hover in a bit of a grey area, without any prides to mate with, yet vacant territory with little pressure from …
Some sightings stay with you long after they’ve ended. This was one of them. On the final afternoon drive of 2025, something unbelievable happened. Its always been my dream to …
After a week of unprecedented and highly unusual rain followed by moody, dramatic skies, it’s safe to say the landscape has been buzzing with wildlife. With all the moisture lingering …
I recently had the privilege of spending a cool summer afternoon with the two Kambula lionesses and their 6 cubs. Resting in an open clearing among a few guarri bushes, …
The idea for this post actually came from a guest I had the other day. I was genuinely stumped by a question they asked: “What is the evolutionary advantage of …
With recent heavy rains, the reserve feels washed clean, and everything somehow seems fuller — deep, almost unbelievable greens in the grass, clouds building almost every afternoon, and that familiar …