Ostrich Mating Season
A deep booming song (if one can call it a song) came filtering through the southern grasslands this morning. Was it a lion? Ground hornbill maybe? Movement to the left …
A deep booming song (if one can call it a song) came filtering through the southern grasslands this morning. Was it a lion? Ground hornbill maybe? Movement to the left …
The impala breeding season, known as the rut, is that time of year when impala rams are flooded with testosterone; that time of the year when all their attention is …
It has been a fascinating week at Londolozi. We have had numerous sightings of the Birmingham males all across the reserve, which strongly suggests a territorial expansion. Two of them …
The rather subdued roar of a male lion came from near the Londolozi airstrip early in the morning. Within minutes ranger Mrisho Lugenge had found one of the Birmingham males …
In nature we see many similar looking species living in close proximity to one another yet they remain as separate species. Would cross-breeding ever be possible? Looking around camp one …
The daily reports of new migratory birds arriving have continued this past week. Although not the first one to do so, I personally ticked off my first Jacobin and Levaillants’ …
The last time a leopard on Londolozi successfully raised two cubs was in 2012, when the Tutlwa female’s 2011 litter (including the Nhlanguleni female) was pushed into full independence. The …
It took me a long time to get over my jealousy at what other rangers were seeing. Being in the here and now is the only way to really enjoy …
It can come as a shock to many people to see the violent side of some of their favourite animals revealed, especially creatures who aren’t normally associated with such behaviour. …
One would have thought so, yes. A mating pair of leopards will often seek out the relative seclusion of a drainage line or a thicket for their tryst, but every …