Starlings, african harrier-hawk, mobbing, PT 2018

Why Do Little Birds Attack Larger Birds?

Pete Thorpe January 20, 2018 2

The harsh sound of agitated birds can easily draw one’s attention out in the bush. Little birds will make a serious racket when a perceived threat is nearby. Threats come …

Birds General Nature Wildlife

Are Lions Lazy?

James Tyrrell January 18, 2018 9

No, they’re not. Case closed. I should really leave it there, but there’s a lot more to it of course. One of the best lines I’ve read in a nature …

Lions Wildlife

7 Things You Need to Know About Wild Dogs

Pete Thorpe January 3, 2018 10

Being my favourite animal, if there is any chance of wild dogs being found on the reserve, I am often the first to be out looking for them. However, I …

General Nature Wildlife

Male Lion Kills Kudu in Waterhole

James Souchon December 30, 2017 13

I was sitting on the Founders Camp deck with my two guests Marissa and Tammi, planning what we should do for that afternoon’s drive. Tracks of what was suspected to …

Lions Wildlife

Mating Hyenas: Incredibly Rare Footage

James Tyrrell December 14, 2017 10

It will come as a surprise to many people that spotted hyenas are generally representative of a highly developed and pristine ecosystem. Misunderstood by many and vilified by some, these …

Wildlife

How Long Does it Take to Eat a Hippo?

James Tyrrell December 13, 2017 6

A winter almost never passes at Londolozi without a hippo bull succumbing to injuries sustained in a territorial fight. These gargantuan herbivores are armed with enormous and lethal teeth, and …

Wildlife

Spotlight Photography Made Simple

Grant Rodewijk December 11, 2017 3 9

One of the trickier aspects of wildlife photography that I personally love is that of nocturnal animals moving in the African darkness. Many people coming on safari believe that nothing can …

Photography

The Week In Pictures #312

Fin Lawlor December 8, 2017 2 11

As the first week of December draws to a close, most of us at Londolozi are struggling to get to grips with exactly where this year has gone. The game …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

What is the Connection Between the Majingilane and Billy Connolly?

James Souchon December 5, 2017 25

Recently Billy Connolly had me in fits of laughter. I wish I could say that that was in person as he hilariously narrated a game drive that we were on …

Photography Wildlife

Mhangeni Pride Brings Down Buffalo

Bruce Arnott November 8, 2017 9

With the sixteen-strong Mangheni pride spending most of their time west of Londolozi we had not had a sighting of them on Londolozi soil for a couple of weeks. When …

Wildlife

How Well do Hyenas Hear?

James Tyrrell October 10, 2017 1 12

It is well-established that leopards will hoist their kills into trees to get them out of reach of hyenas and lions. Many times we have watched the Leopards of Londolozi …

Wildlife

Which Cub Survives?

James Tyrrell September 6, 2017 12

Very often in a litter of leopard cubs (I’m going to deal exclusively with litters of two here), one cub is more nervous than the other. Virtually every time a …

Leopards Wildlife

The Original Mother Leopard: End of a Lineage?

James Tyrrell September 4, 2017 2 13

The first leopard to be viewed consistently on Londolozi was simply known as “the Mother”. Whilst other skittish leopards had been glimpsed occasionally as they made furtive dashes for cover …

Leopards Wildlife

One Square Metre

Helen Young July 16, 2017 4

A wise old tracker once told me “a good guide can take a game drive in a square meter. A great guide can take 10 game drives in the same …

General Nature Wildlife

Overheating Cheetah: Safari Myth or True?

James Souchon July 12, 2017 11

We have covered a few “safari myths” on this blog over the last year or so such as whether or not impalas can delay their births and do elephant get …

Wildlife

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