Reflecting Back on the Nhlanguleni Female
Over the past few months, the Nhlanguleni Female has been absent from Londolozi. No tracks called in on her usual routes. No unexpected encounters leaving or returning to camp. For …
Over the past few months, the Nhlanguleni Female has been absent from Londolozi. No tracks called in on her usual routes. No unexpected encounters leaving or returning to camp. For …
Having just got back from leave recently, one of the first things I wanted to catch up on was what the Xinkhova Female has been up to, and it sounds …
The Xinkhova Female is pregnant. Two drives, two days in a row, and by the second one there was absolutely no ambiguity about what I was looking at. A very …
There are some leopards you see often enough that they become part of the fabric of the reserve. Others remain elusive appearing only every now and then before disappearing back …
The bush has really come alive over the last week. Generally speaking, we only experience two seasons here—rainy summers and dry winters; but this year has felt different, in that …
Another week under the belt at Londolozi, and as winter slowly begins to loosen its grip, the bush has been buzzing with activity. It’s been one of those weeks where …
The past few months have been rather turbulent for the Makhatini Family. Ranger Harry Newman gave a recent update on these four cheetahs after finding the two young males in …
In my previous blog, I looked at why male leopards hold territories and what it means for a male to establish and defend his own space. Female leopards are territorial …
I recently had an incredible sighting of a Martial Eagle in the northern parts of the reserve. It was peacefully perched on a dead tree, unwavering and looking magnificent. For …
There are some mornings in the bush where, no matter how many game drives you have been on, you return to camp wondering how it all possibly unfolded. This was …
This Week in Pictures features an incredible variety of wildlife sightings from across Londolozi, with lions taking centre stage. The N’waswitshaka Males from the south, the Ntsevu Pride and the …
I’m not too sure if anyone has picked up on this, but several of my previous blogs have been about the Xinzele Female. For some reason, I’m always drawn to …
It seems after my recent blog “Who will my Fiftieth leopard at Londolozi be?” there have been a few newcomers, and so now, with much anticipation, I await to see …
Winter in the bush has a way of slowing down time just enough for you to take it all in. The crisp morning air, the golden low-angled light framing wide …
“The animal shall not be measured by man.” — Henry Beston. There are leopards you see. And then there are leopards you know. The Mashaba Female was the second kind. …