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

This Week in Pictures #299

James Souchon September 1, 2017 2 13

On the brink of the 300th instalment of This Week in Pictures we look back on another magical week here at Londolozi. Searching for leopard cubs has been a recurring …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

What Happens Now: The Piva Male’s Vacant Territory

James Tyrrell August 28, 2017 7 12

Nothing happens in isolation in the bush. Every incident has a knock-on effect, either sizeable or insignificant, from a tree being pushed over by an elephant to the takeover of a pride …

Leopards Wildlife

Aristotle and Ubuntu Are Alive at Londolozi

Christina Fox August 27, 2017 3

Recently the simple act of turning on my radio showed that Aristotle and Ubuntu are alive at Londolozi. “Christina Life, come in, Christina”. (I am Christina. Life is my department.) …

Londolozi Family

Farewell to the Piva Male

James Tyrrell August 14, 2017 1 35

In the early hours of Saturday morning, in an incident unseen by human eyes – like so many others in the bush – the Piva male leopard, one of Londolozi’s …

Leopards Wildlife

How to Raise Two Cubs

James Tyrrell August 6, 2017 4 13

The last time a leopard on Londolozi successfully raised two cubs was in 2012, when the Tutlwa female’s 2011 litter (including the Nhlanguleni female) was pushed into full independence. The …

Cubs Den 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

The Week in Pictures #292

James Tyrrell July 14, 2017 1 8

With the Nkoveni female being seen scent marking regularly around the Londolozi airstrip, it is becoming quite clear that she has expanded her territory further west into areas where her …

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The Week in Pictures #291

Don Heyneke July 7, 2017 1 13

Pictures tell a story. It has been a while since I have done a Week in Pictures; to be exact it’s been 40 weeks. While I have been happily preoccupied …

Featured Wildlife

We KNOW Why The Majingilane Returned

James Tyrrell June 22, 2017 22

It took me a long time to get over my jealousy at what other rangers were seeing. Being in the here and now is the only way to really enjoy …

Lions Wildlife

The Claws of a Lion

James Tyrrell June 19, 2017 11

A lion’s claws must be some of the most fearsome weaponry in nature. Not only are they razor sharp and as strong as carbon fibre, but there are 18 of them and …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #286

James Tyrrell June 2, 2017 11

Seeing the change in behaviour in the predators in the colder weather has been interesting. I remember Tom Imrie once telling me how the first hour of the morning in the …

Featured Wildlife

Zebra Stallions Fighting

James Tyrrell June 1, 2017 3

It can come as a shock to many people to see the violent side of some of their favourite animals revealed, especially creatures who aren’t normally associated with such behaviour. …

Wildlife

A Long Wait

David Dampier May 23, 2017 2 18

There are certain iconic pictures that every guide at Londolozi would like to have the opportunity to take at some stage during their time here. Lions crossing the Sand River, …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #284

James Tyrrell May 19, 2017 9

We ran a post recently that examined the female leopard dynamics in the northern reaches of Londolozi, and talked about the relatively unknown Ingrid Dam female. When we first started seeing …

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