How does a Leopard get its Name?

Matt Rochford August 2, 2022 9 17

If you are familiar with the Leopards of Londolozi, you will know that each individual leopard is referred to by a unique name. As rangers, we are often asked about …

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How to Search for a Leopard Den Site

Chris Taylor June 30, 2022 9

Leopard are the flagship animals of Londolozi. They represent the success story that is a reconciliation with the land and its natural inhabitants over the last four and half decades. …

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The Week in Pictures #547

Sean Zeederberg June 3, 2022 40

This week’s photographic spectacle takes on an incredible standard with a variety of subjects although the undertone of predators and leopards is still strong. We manage to spend the morning …

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The Mother Leopard this Mother’s Day

Bronwyn Varty-Laburn May 7, 2022 11 11

Being a family business means that celebrating the nature of mothers and motherhood has been in our DNA for nearly 100 years. The matriarchs within the Londolozi Family have shaped …

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Four Leopards, One Tree

Barry Bath November 16, 2021 2 17

At Londolozi we are incredibly fortunate to have a traversing area of around 15000 hectares. Within this incredible wilderness lies many different habitats; wide-open savanna, mixed woodland with undulating hills, …

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A Calculated Approach

Patrick Grealy October 20, 2021 2 14

Londolozi has been known for its leopard viewing and many people travel great distances to visit us with the high hopes of seeing amazing leopard sightings. It is no secret …

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A One-on-One with Shan Varty this Mother’s Day

Jemma Thorpe May 9, 2021 18

It felt only appropriate to spend some time with Shan Varty when unpacking the lessons of motherhood, and especially lessons learnt through Mother Nature. There is a thread linking all …

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A Case in Leopard Habituation – The Nkoveni Female and Her Cub

Pete Thorpe February 14, 2019 23

“Leopards are renowned for organising their lives so as to avoid encounters with people. Unlike lions, they are furtive and solitary, appearing and vanishing like a hallucination” Mitch Reardon, Shaping …

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4 Things You Didn’t Know about Londolozi’s Tree Camp

Jacqui Marais February 10, 2018 11

My journey with Londolozi starts at the age of 5 years old. I remember driving a Landrover into a rather large Guarrie tree, and in the evenings I remember toasting …

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Why is a Leopard’s Tail Important?

Callum Gowar October 3, 2017 9 8

Just the other day I watched the Tamboti female leopard curl her tail up as she slipped past our vehicle. This could mean any number of things but in that …

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Resilience is What Gets You Through Life

James Tyrrell October 2, 2017 3 11

Only a few weeks ago we ran a post that examined the injury sustained by the Ndzanzeni female, the last leopard in the lineage of the original Mother Leopard with …

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Grace & Gratitude

Dave Varty November 30, 2016 3

The year 1926 is etched in our history when the forefathers of Londolozi first arrived to pitch their tents in the shade of a thousand year old ebony tree on …

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90th Anniversary: A Celebration of Wildlife

Amy Attenborough May 31, 2016 3 8

“It seems like our bond with animals is deeply rooted in our psyches and we need them just as much as we need wild open spaces. We don’t need them …

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The Leopards of Londolozi Innovative Interactive Touch Display

Rich Laburn May 26, 2016 4

Ancient Wisdom, Modern Technology and Nature are a core foundation of Londolozi’s guiding values and principles. Indeed this mantra has served us extremely well ever since the Industrial Age gave …

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The Tugwaan Female: Londolozi’s Most Unpredictable Leopard

Amy Attenborough May 24, 2016 4 4

Despite having passed away over 15 years ago, there remains on Londolozi today, the lingering story of a legendary leopard. She was named the Tugwaan female and it seems her memory has …

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