Spring has Sprung

James Souchon September 15, 2020 31

Most people in the southern hemisphere welcome spring on the 1st of September, otherwise known as Spring Day. In actual fact, according to nature’s calendar the beginning of spring is …

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Update on the Makomsava Female and Her Cubs

Guy Brunskill September 5, 2020 1 31

Pete Thorpe was extremely fortunate to be in the right place recently, watching the Makomsava female move dens. The new site is only about a hundred meters from the previous …

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Discovering a Leopard Den

James Souchon August 22, 2020 25

Right in the heart of the northern parts of the reserve lies a very special place. This place is called Marthly Pools and to some a game drive is incomplete …

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The South African Significance of the Secretary Bird

James Souchon August 17, 2020 27

Even though the Secretary bird is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, it holds very special significance to us here in South Africa as it occupies centre spot on our national coat …

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Reminiscing Around the Sun

James Souchon August 8, 2020 21

On my hard drive I have a very well organised system for all the photos that I take. All the folders are labelled by year and then by month. I …

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Anticipating the Jump

Guy Brunskill August 4, 2020 1 25

We had not even driven out of camp before we heard bushbuck alarming just outside the entrance. As we drove into the area we saw the bushbuck, who with their …

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Has the Mashaba Female Already Lost Her Cub?

James Souchon July 23, 2020 1 26

The life of the Mashaba female is probably one of the most documented of leopards that we get to observe at Londolozi. A few weeks ago we were thrilled to …

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Successful Hunt for Two Young Cheetahs

James Souchon July 15, 2020 29

A while ago I wrote a post about how we were very lucky to be experiencing such great cheetah viewing on the reserve and I am very happy to say …

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Why it’s Hard Being a Cheetah

James Souchon July 2, 2020 23

Recently we have had some spectacular cheetah viewing, with seven different individuals being seen in areas all over the reserve. The most exciting was the discovery of a female cheetah …

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The Week in Pictures #439

James Tyrrell May 15, 2020 1 31

First up, the Mystery Bird answer. It was a tough one, evidenced by the fact that only a couple of correct answers were to be found in the comments (although …

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What Bird is This? #25

James Tyrrell May 9, 2020 24

Today’s bird is a perfect example of how you can easily put the blinkers on when it comes to this pursuit of identifying avian creatures. Driving the northern section of …

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Time to Reflect

Josh Attenborough May 2, 2020 15

Sitting idle during the nationwide lockdown has provided me with the time to reflect. I am lucky enough to be with my family during this time which has led to …

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The Week in Pictures #437

James Tyrrell May 1, 2020 18

It’s just too tempting to sit with 22 lions, even when there is so much going on on the reserve. The Ntsevu pride and usually attendant Birmingham males have been …

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Where is the Mashaba Female?

James Souchon April 29, 2020 1 25

For those of you that have followed the story of the Leopards of Londolozi over the last couple of decades there will be names that stand out to you. Strong …

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The Week in Pictures #429

James Tyrrell March 6, 2020 16

The Nkuhuma pride have been ever-present this week, spending their time traversing most of the norther section of Londolozi. Although it’s great to have a big pride operating across the …

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