The Legacy of the Maxim’s Male Leopard
More often than not, when we talk about the lineages of leopards, we focus on the female leopards that inhabit Londolozi and their offspring. This focus is understandable for reasons …
More often than not, when we talk about the lineages of leopards, we focus on the female leopards that inhabit Londolozi and their offspring. This focus is understandable for reasons …
When one talks about safari what things come to mind? For most it will be lions, leopards, elephants, rhino and buffalo – the Big Five. It will be the whoop …
I am sure a lot of you have built up in your mind some sort of bucket list sighting. You hold this thought in the back of your mind and …
If you have ever been on safari during the summer in South Africa you will be able to associate yourself with what I am about to explain and if you …
Living away from the city, surrounded by wild animals, comes with whole new appeal as well as its own set of daily challenges. I have been based at Londolozi for …
It’s fairly boring to be discussing the weather, but we were meant to be pretty much swimming our way out on drive right about now. The predicted rainfall for last …
TWIP simply recounts the highlights of the week; it does not, however, reveal the hours we spend out there tracking and sometimes not finding the animals. With that further sense of knowing …
On a recent drive with well-renowned wildlife photographer, Sergey Gorshkov, we came across two large elephant bulls feeding alongside the road. Even though we were in search of a leopard, …
Summer time is when the reptiles of Londolozi are out and about. Their poikilothermic lifestyles mean they are dependant on ambient temperatures to regulate their body heat, and the warm …
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera” – Dorothea Lange Why do we take photographs? Each individual will have a different answer to …
“I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of stars makes me dream” Vincent Van Gogh As predators patrolled the banks of the evergreen Sand River and birds began to …
With the rains that we have had over the last few weeks, lush green vegetation has burst, and the herbivores of the reserve are looking a lot healthier with all …
The answer to the question in the title? Awesome, shocking, inspiring. You cannot help but feel an elation of spirit. The way a leopard moves its slight but incredibly strong …
Today we continue our series of interesting and unusual photographs from the recent camera trap study conducted across Londolozi. Some photos were comical, and some left us scratching our heads …
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 …