The Late Gowrie Male: A Piece of My Past

Sean Cresswell January 22, 2017 1 15

Safari is a living experience; we each take away from it something a little different. For some, the grandeur of its large mammals shocks and awes, for others the mighty …

Leopards

The Reign of Londolozi’s Dominant Male Leopards

Daniel Buys October 19, 2015 10

It is a strange thing to look at a dominant male and contemplate how significant his position is. On perception alone whilst looking at the animal it is difficult to …

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Sunday Stories: Bogged Down

James Tyrrell October 4, 2015 10

January 2012 was a tough time for everyone at Londolozi. The 18th saw the Sand River come raging down in full spate as a succession of cyclones dumped half the …

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Male Leopard Sets up Territory South of the Sand River – What does this Mean for the Marthly Male?

Simon Smit March 16, 2015 2 8

The territorial shifts of the large male leopards around the Sand River has been a hot topic for quite some time now. All of the talk and mere speculation suddenly …

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The Week in Pictures #165

Sean Cresswell January 23, 2015 8

The story of Londolozi’s wildlife carries on, unscripted. The story of life keeps rolling on. Our expectations can never be bottled as Mother Nature keeps surprising us with new developments, changing …

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Two Leopards Fight For Survival Over a Warthog

Simon Smit January 12, 2015 21

After an incredible start to the morning, tracking and finding two of the Majingilane males, we thought we had, had our dose of action for the morning. We were about …

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The Week in Pictures #157

Lucien Beaumont November 28, 2014 9

I live for being out on safari and my favourite time of the year is between mid November and mid December. There is the most incredible explosion of life at …

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Moving Mountains

Simon Smit September 30, 2014 5

Some of the best leopard habitat in the entire region falls either side of the mighty Sand River. A river which runs through the heart of Londolozi and allows us …

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The Week in Pictures #136

Simon Smit June 27, 2014 7

Dust looms and radiant skies remind us that winter has settled in. Animals are forced to water that somehow stays above the parched land. Paths form patterns that cut through …

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Mashaba’s latest litter, LOST.

Simon Smit June 17, 2014 1 6

It has been a few weeks now that any sign of the Mashaba female’s cubs have been seen. The first suspicions of a new litter were in early March. She …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #134

James Tyrrell June 13, 2014 6

It was a week for rhinos. With the little female calf still hanging around with her mother near camp, and the old territorial bull with the cut ear in constant …

The Week in Pictures

A Male Leopard hunts Warthogs

Trevor McCall-Peat February 18, 2014 24

As guides we are often asked about our excursions into the bush, how many kills we have seen or if we could choose one moment that stood out above all …

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Where is the Tugwaan Male?

James Tyrrell November 24, 2013 1 7

I remember a sighting I had in the south of the Sabi Sands, before I came to Londolozi. We were looking for the Piva female and her cubs. Tracks of …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #90

James Tyrrell August 9, 2013 18

Leopards defined this week for me, as they so often do at Londolozi. The Xidulu female is still around, a a week after first being seen. The Tamboti female sadly …

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Return of the Xidulu Female

James Tyrrell August 6, 2013 2 8

Lucien Beaumont found a female leopard early in the morning as the mist was still enveloping the river valleys, still filtering up onto the crests, still covering Londolozi in an …

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