Lions’ Nightime River Crossing and Leopard Hoists Warthog- Virtual Safari #260
From a large male leopard dragging and hoisting a warthog carcass to hippos fighting and four male lions crossing the sand river in the cover of darkness, this is a …
From a large male leopard dragging and hoisting a warthog carcass to hippos fighting and four male lions crossing the sand river in the cover of darkness, this is a …
Part II of this nocturnal series sees us focus on a family of birds that I truly find fascinating; the owls. They have a presence, unlike any other bird, striking …
“Look up to the stars and not down at your feet. Try make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist…” – Stephan Hawking In …
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. Ansel Adams Game viewing has been at an all-time high over …
The end of 2020 saw many a guiding team (ranger and tracker) and their guests viewing an unusually high number of mating pairs of leopards around Londolozi, which is very …
One of my favourite things to do in nature is to just sit and listen, whether it be to hear the birds singing, a lion calling in the distance or …
Over the last few weeks you may have noticed two bright lights just above the horizon in the early evening sky when looking in a south-westerly direction. These are not …
Winter months at Londolozi offer some of the clearest night skies around. I have had many guests in awe of the amphitheatre of stars above their heads on a drive …
We’re sitting on the ground around a small, slow burning fire. The embers are dim, golden orange in colour. The night is dark. Lit up around us are the faces …
The Leopards of Londolozi are more than just a favourite part of the Big Five: they’re part of the fabric of daily life both in and out of camp. Sit …
The impala rut has simmered down now. Most of the adult females will be pregnant, and the rams are finally able to get some rest. Not having to exert all …
The short answer is, “No.” We could end it there, but we should probably go into the discussion a little deeper. Lions generally hunt on sight. ie. they hone in …
We wrap up our Camera Trap Series today with a final run of pictures. We’ll go into the technology behind the camera traps in more detail in a later post, …
The Panthera organisation recently conducted a camera trap survey across Londolozi. The survey was done to get a better understanding of the leopard dynamics, densities and movements, but had the …
For those not well acquainted with Africa’s smaller nocturnal inhabitants, a Wild Cat might not sound like such an incredible thing to encounter. And in some areas of the continent, …