Why Don’t These Wildebeest Get Organised?

James Tyrrell June 2, 2018 6

Wildebeest baffle me. Well, I think they baffle themselves a lot of the time as well, as they aren’t particularly renowned for their intelligence. Often referred to as the clowns …

General Nature Wildlife

Londolozi Cheetah Population Rises 500%

James Tyrrell May 31, 2018 12

Don’t be fooled by the title. When there is only one lone cheetah who patrols the land, the addition of a single extra animal automatically means a 100% increase in …

Featured Wildlife

Leopard Cubs Cheat Death

James Tyrrell May 29, 2018 2 33

It’s common knowledge that leopard cubs have a high mortality rate. What’s also well known is that competing males are the single biggest cause of cub deaths; interlopers and rival …

Leopards Wildlife

Are Impalas Smarter Than We Think?

James Tyrrell May 19, 2018 8

My views on the relative intelligence levels of the various animals out here oscillate wildly. I’ve seen lions execute a perfect strategic ambush that had to have involved forethought, yet …

Wildlife

The Vine Snake: Don’t Let it Fool You

James Tyrrell May 8, 2018 4

I was browsing through some old photos the other day and cam across a couple of one of Londolozi’s lesser known snakes; the Vine Snake. Or Twig snake. Or Bird …

Wildlife

Dreaming of Denning Dogs

James Souchon April 30, 2018 10

Every year as winter slowly rolls in, everyone gets excited for something that the change in season brings about. For some it’s the change in temperature as we move from …

Wildlife

Wild Dogs Steal Warthog Kill from Leopard

Pete Thorpe April 22, 2018 9

The radio broke the silence amongst us. Wild dogs had been found, on the move. My heart started pumping with excitement, which the guests probably sensed as we were now …

Leopards Wildlife

Ximungwe Female Leopard vs Nweti Male vs Civet Kitten (Civet Wins)

James Tyrrell April 15, 2018 2 18

A tiny Civet recently outlasted not just one but two leopards, in a serious game of patience. Stopping to look at some swallows that morning had resulted in us finding …

Leopards Wildlife

The Tamboti Female Leopard’s Favourite Tree(s)

James Tyrrell April 12, 2018 7

A couple of years ago we published a post about whether or not leopards have favourite trees. The pivotal line in the post is probably the following: Leopards climb the …

Leopards Wildlife

Hyenas Kill Buffalo. Lions Take Over

Rob Jeffery April 11, 2018 1 5

I arrived at a sighting of a buffalo bull that had been killed earlier that morning by a group of hyenas. It had been found by ranger Melvin Sambo and …

Featured General Nature Wildlife

Leopards Steal From Wild Dogs

Rob Jeffery April 4, 2018 3 2

Tracker Judas Ngomane and I were following wild dogs on a hunt. Andrea Sithole and Sersant Sibuyi had found them at Finfoot Crossing in the Sand River at first light. …

Leopards Wildlife

Leopard Cub Killed by Lions

James Tyrrell March 27, 2018 3 24

The surviving cub of the Nanga female leopard was killed by lions this morning. Wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time seems to happen far too regularly for this female, and on the banks of the …

Leopards Wildlife

The Cat’s Whiskers

James Tyrrell March 20, 2018 23

People who lose the use of one or more of their senses – particularly sight – will almost always find that to compensate, their other senses become heightened. Blind people …

General Nature Leopards Wildlife

Hyena Steals Kill From Leopard. Leopard Steals it Back.

James Tyrrell March 18, 2018 13

When a group of people with a combined bush experience of around 80 years is raving about how incredible a sighting was, you know it was pretty spectacular. We were …

Leopards Wildlife

Lions Steal Kill From Leopard and Cub

James Tyrrell January 25, 2018 1 4

The Tamboti female leopard had had a successful day, killing a vervet monkey in the morning, which she dragged to her 10-month old cub for it to feed on, and …

Leopards Lions Wildlife

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