How Do Zebras Lose Their Tails?

James Tyrrell June 10, 2018 6

A lion without a tail was an unusual sight unless you happened to be with the Tsalala pride. At one stage two of the lionesses hadn’t got tails. But given the …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #338

James Souchon June 8, 2018 2 23

It has been cold. The coldest morning this year in fact was recorded this very morning at 4.6 degrees Celsius. I know that for some of you from the colder …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Tailless Lioness Badly Injured

James Tyrrell May 30, 2018 25

Fate has not been kind to the Tsalala pride. One only has to follow the trials and tribulations of these remarkable lions over the last few years to see that …

Lions Wildlife

Birmingham Males Brawl Over Lioness

James Tyrrell May 28, 2018 18

Photographs or video. Which one are you going to try capture? Decide now! Because invariably if you try and bounce between the two during a sighting, you panic, forget to …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #336

Paul Danckwerts May 25, 2018 11

From Sydney to Shanghai, my guests this week have come from far and wide with one thing in mind: Photography. Londolozi Game Reserve has long been renowned as one of …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

A 7-Year Wait for a Photograph

Grant Rodewijk May 22, 2018 24

It was a slightly cloudy day as we set out on our early morning game drive. Tracker Sersant, our guests and I had planned to try and track down the …

Leopards Wildlife

Photographic Journal: Tony Goldman’s Highlights #2

Anthony Goldman May 21, 2018 11

Just over a week ago we ran our first post of Londolozi guest Tony Goldman’s photo highlights. Today we are publishing the second instalment of the photographs he was kind …

Photo Journal Photography 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

Why are Impala so Successful?

Bruce Arnott May 12, 2018 4

The impala breeding season, known as the rut, is that time of year when impala rams are flooded with testosterone; that time of the year when all their attention is …

General Nature Wildlife

Incredible Footage: Leopard Uses a Tool

Tools. Humans have historically differentiated ourselves from the “lesser creatures” through our ability to make and use tools, which has apparently put us on a higher plane of intelligence. However, …

Leopards 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

Matimba Males Return

James Tyrrell May 7, 2018 17

Over a year ago, the two huge Matimba male lions simply packed up and left. Reports filtered in of them heading north, back to their old stomping grounds. Then nothing was …

Lions Wildlife

Black Rhino Seen on Londolozi!

James Tyrrell May 6, 2018 13

Two thousand seven hundred and seven. That’s how many days it’s taken me to see my first black rhino at Londolozi. It took only 1068 days until I saw my …

Wildlife

Lion Update: An Evening with the Ntsevu Pride

James Tyrrell May 5, 2018 23

A big coalition like the Birmingham males (four-strong) will invariably be split up a lot of the time. Breaking off as individuals or pairs allows them to cover more ground …

Lions Wildlife

Should One Ever Leave the Bush?

James Tyrrell April 18, 2018 8

Becoming jaded is I think my biggest fear about living and working in the bush. I would hate to think that I might ever get bored of spending time with …

Wilderness teachings

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