The Beginning of the End for the Majingilane

James Tyrrell February 5, 2017 35

It was always going to be the Hip Scar male. The outsider. The one with the limp. The one whose calls often went unanswered by the rest of his coalition. I …

Lions Wildlife

The Internal Conflict of Photography

James Tyrrell February 1, 2017 4

I’m very aware of the seemingly contradictory nature of this statement, but sometimes I regret the day I ever picked up a camera. Photography and film are two incredible mediums through …

Photography Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #268

James Tyrrell January 27, 2017 10

Wildebeest calves strike me as particularly stupid little creatures. They’re hilarious to watch as they gambol around the clearings with their funny “Meep” sounds, and their expressionless faces with those …

The Week in Pictures

If Three’s a Crowd, What is Four?

James Tyrrell January 16, 2017 7

We’ve written before about how a leopard’s star can rise and fall, and certain individuals are sought after at certain times more than others. In 2013 we published a piece …

Leopards Wildlife

Fixated

Nick Kleer January 15, 2017 3

“To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.” – Joseph Chilton Pearce A few weeks back I decided to rent a fixed focal length lens …

Photo Journal Photography Wildlife

Is Three a Crowd?

Kevin Power January 12, 2017 5

To see a leopard is special. By nature they are very shy and secretive animals and have historically rarely allowed us into their worlds. However, here at Londolozi, we are …

Leopards Wildlife

How Close Is Too Close?

Alistair Smith January 11, 2017 14

For someone on their first African safari, and indeed, someone visiting Londolozi for their first time, the wildlife experience is second to none. This experience, and the manner in which …

General Nature Wildlife

Do Leopards Mate in Secret?

James Tyrrell January 10, 2017 2 4

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 …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #265

James Tyrrell January 6, 2017 11

The first TWIP of 2017 is by rights a collaborative effort, with a number of different rangers contributing a picture or two. Talk of the town – and by “town”, …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

In Memoriam: Departed Leopards of 2016

James Tyrrell January 2, 2017 5 7

I think when one first starts as a young and most likely naive ranger at Londolozi, you tend to feel there is a certain air of permanence about the leopards …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #264

James Tyrrell December 30, 2016 13

When one considers that even with lions hunting buffalo, leopard cubs moving through the Manyelethi riverbed, over 70mm of rain arriving and Christmas right in the middle of it all, …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Africa. Sunset. Giraffe.

James Souchon December 28, 2016 29

People often have an image in mind when they picture a certain place. When planning a holiday to a destination you have never been to, you look at all the …

Wildlife

The Virtues of Patience in the Bush

Londolozi Guest December 27, 2016 3 6

As Leo Tolstoy said, the two most powerful warriors are patience and time. Having only two nights and three days at Londolozi I was worried I had the patience but …

Guests Photography Wildlife

What do Lions Dream Of?

Nick Kleer December 19, 2016 22

“Adopt the peace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. The silence of the morning was broken by the very distinctive calls of male lions calling, but who …

Lions Wildlife

In Search of a Legend

Shaun D'Araujo December 17, 2016 1 11

I recently came across a quote by Carl Sagan, an American astrophysicist, who stated that “every aspect of nature reveals a deep mystery and touches our sense of wonder and …

Leopards Photography Wildlife

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