Predators Taking Advantage During The Impala Rut

Patrick Grealy June 19, 2025 3 5

As the cooler months approach and winter begins to settle in here at Londolozi, the bush comes alive with the unmistakable sounds of rutting impalas. Deep snorts, loud grunts, and …

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Nkoveni Female Kills Rutting Impala

Robert Ball June 16, 2022 1 20

Different times of the year bring with them different types of animal behaviour. Around the months of April and May, we tend to see a very specific type of behaviour …

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Why This Time of Year is Phenomenal for Predator Viewing at Londolozi

Pete Thorpe May 13, 2020 16

It’s that time of the year again when impala rams seem to go slightly crazy. Driven by rising testosterone levels linked to shortening day length, rams are beginning to establish …

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Hyenas Take Down Rutting Impala

Guy Brunskill June 13, 2019 10

The impala rut has simmered down now. Most of the adult females will be pregnant, and the rams are finally able to get some rest. Not having to exert all …

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The Week in Pictures #388

James Tyrrell May 24, 2019 21

First off the answer to this weeks’s bird challenge… Many of you got it right; it was of course a female Scarlet-Chested Sunbird. The streaky breast was a big clue; …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Something Unnoticed…

Kevin Power January 19, 2017 6

Driving around at this time of the year there is a very common sound that emerges from the vehicle every time we see a herd of impala. The “Ooh”s and …

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Can Impala Really Delay Their Births?

Shaun D'Araujo November 20, 2016 4

It is no secret that we have not received much rain over the last few months at Londolozi, until about a week ago. Just a few millimetres of rain have …

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In Pursuit of Leopard Cubs

James Souchon June 2, 2016 2

The birth of leopard cubs is always just cause for excitement levels to rise in the guiding team. When a leopard who was pregnant reappears after she hasn’t been seen …

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Why are the Impala Making So Much Noise?

Simon Smit May 26, 2015 3

An antelope found in abundance. Appreciated and then overlooked. Guests and rangers alike are to blame. Its success blatantly obvious – the numbers speak for themselves and make the impala …

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How do Hyenas Mate?

James Tyrrell May 27, 2013 2

For about a week we could do no wrong, with every turn we took and every decision we made seeming to result in some kind of fascinating discovery or wonderful …

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The Week in Pictures #77

James Tyrrell May 10, 2013 10

The dogs are back. A pack of 6 has been hanging around the big block to the south of Ximpalapala koppie for the last three days, and their reluctance to …

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