What Will Happen if the Mhangeni and Ntsevu Prides Meet?

James Tyrrell May 20, 2018 21

This isn’t the first time a group of lions has split from their natal pride and formed a new one. Nor will it be the last. Environmental conditions and pressures …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #335

Guy Brunskill May 18, 2018 1 12

The Birmingham males now seem to be firmly established as the dominant male coalition on Londolozi, despite not really venturing into the northern sectors of the reserve yet. Although other …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Tsalala Males Reunite with Tailless Female

James Tyrrell May 16, 2018 14

Anthropomorphism is something I tend to disagree with. The attributing of human characteristics to an animal just doesn’t fit in my mind, as who are we to say that a …

Lions Wildlife

The Best Alarm Clock in the World

James Tyrrell May 15, 2018 15

This post is not about lions, so I apologise if the title image is misleading. Lions certainly have their role to play, but are in no ways central to the …

Safari Experience Wilderness teachings

The Week in Pictures #334

James Tyrrell May 11, 2018 7

The most incredible leopard cub viewing at Londolozi was early 2017. All but one of the territorial females were raising young, and a sighting of a female without her cubs almost …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Why Animals’ Eyes Shine at Night

James Tyrrell May 2, 2018 8

When heading back to the lodge after dark, either the ranger or tracker will most likely be swinging a spotlight back and forth, looking for the denizens of the night. …

General Nature Wildlife

Awaken

“Spiritual awakening refers to a shift in consciousness, an apperception of reality which had been previously unrealized. The culmination of such realizations is in the recognition of oneness with all …

Londolozi Family Travel Video

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

Photographic Highlights from the Managing Director’s Desk

James Tyrrell April 23, 2018 3 7

A slightly overdue second instalment of our MD photo highlights series, but better late than never. Our last photo feature from Managing Director Chris Kane-Berman was a mix-and-match of various …

Photo Journal 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

Why an Airbus A350 and a Land Rover Defender are Essentially the Same

James Tyrrell April 17, 2018 8

Interspecific comparisons in the natural world appeal to me. They aren’t always relevant or in any way appropriate – for instance there’s not much to be gained by comparing the life …

Safari Experience

The Week in Pictures #330

Pete Thorpe April 13, 2018 13

An exciting event this week, thanks to some late rain, is that the Manyelethi River started to flow. Normally a dry riverbed with only the odd pool of water, it …

General Nature The Week in Pictures 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

The Smallest Impala on Londolozi

James Tyrrell April 10, 2018 5

There is a very small impala lamb that has been seen over the last few days just to the west of Pioneer Camp. Since the local impala lambing is seasonal, and …

Featured Wildlife

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