The Week in Pictures #268
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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”, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
Reconciliation: defined as the restoration of friendly relations. Today, 16 December, is The Day of Reconciliation in South Africa. There are two significant events in South Africa’s history that led …
Recently long-standing guests, Rudi and Marion Vollborn, returned to Londolozi for their sixth time. They were here for two weeks and celebrated a renewing of their vows. Apart from this very …