At Last – A Great Sighting Of The Tsalala Lioness And Cub

Pete Thorpe September 3, 2020 28

We have had the odd glimpse of the Tsalala female and her youngster, however nothing to write home about. I personally haven’t seen the two of them since prior to …

Featured Lions Wildlife

Makomsava Female Carries Her Cubs To New Den

Pete Thorpe August 27, 2020 1 21

It is just days since we discovered the den in which the Makomsava female was hiding her cubs. The view was tricky, to say the least. If the mother was …

Featured Leopards Wildlife

Impala Waterbuck And Giraffe Pt2020 6990

A Single Day On Safari in August

Pete Thorpe August 24, 2020 1 32

Life has been a bit different during lockdown for us rangers. Normally we have a vehicle with up to six guests and a tracker on the front. At the moment …

General Nature Safari experience Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #453

Pete Thorpe August 21, 2020 27

The big news this week is that the Makomsava female has given birth to her first litter in the northern parts of Londolozi. She is using a rocky outcrop that …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Londolozi’s Lions: Current Status

James Tyrrell August 18, 2020 25

Lions Wildlife

The Great Return

Pete Thorpe August 15, 2020 32

As much as international travel is still limited, there are some guests that we have noticed returning to Londolozi. The first I noticed arrived from somewhere between Finland and Western …

Birds Wildlife

Fresh Hope: A New Ostrich Nest

Pete Thorpe August 12, 2020 28

Greg Pingo: “Pete, do you think that’s an ostrich over there?” Pete: “No that’s a stump in the grass…” Needless to say, the stump swivelled at the top end, also …

Birds Wildlife

Did You Know That Giraffes Eat Bones?

Pete Thorpe July 30, 2020 20

There is a story that has been passed on from several generations of rangers at Londolozi about a guest that repeatedly kept asking a ranger whether giraffes eat meat: Guest: …

Wildlife

Exploring The Unknown: Our Only Certainty

Pete Thorpe July 25, 2020 25

James Tyrrell said it himself to me this week. “If we knew what was going to happen out here, we would all have grown bored long ago…” There’s one thing …

Wilderness teachings Wildlife

Never Before Recorded Footage Of a Male Leopard Carrying a Cub

Pete Thorpe July 22, 2020 39

Male leopards are well-known to practice infanticide, i.e. killing cubs that are not their own offspring. This is well documented across large cat species. Once the cub has been killed, …

Leopards Wildlife

Incredible Otter Sighting: On Foot

Pete Thorpe July 21, 2020 26

To co-inhabit an area with another species for over a decade without even seeing it is testament to how rare Cape clawless otters are at Londolozi. This is the track-record …

Wildlife

Wild Dogs vs Hyena vs Leopard

Pete Thorpe July 11, 2020 21

Monkeys alarming way in the distance got us on track late one afternoon. It was the sound of hyenas fighting that gave us even better direction. Finally we found the …

Wildlife

A Londolozi First For Me

Pete Thorpe June 23, 2020 21

Everyone has lifetime firsts (first kiss; first job etc.) and every safari-goer has their safari firsts. I had an exceedingly exciting personal first last year when I saw a wild …

General Nature Safari experience Wildlife

The Antics Of The Ximungwe Young Male Leopard

Pete Thorpe June 13, 2020 2 24

Watching a leopard grow from weeks of age to independence is truly special. I suppose it could be compared with watching your child grow, albeit with no actual contact or …

Featured Leopards Wildlife

A Starry Night Delivers An Unexpected Visitor

Pete Thorpe May 30, 2020 25

Winter months at Londolozi offer some of the clearest night skies around. I have had many guests in awe of the amphitheatre of stars above their heads on a drive …

Photography Wildlife

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