The Final Demise of the Majingilane
An old male lion, ousted from his territory and suddenly nomadic, will always have a haunted look in his eyes. Without trying to sound fanciful or assume he has human …
An old male lion, ousted from his territory and suddenly nomadic, will always have a haunted look in his eyes. Without trying to sound fanciful or assume he has human …
As we approached a herd of 80+ African Buffalo, tracker Bennet Mathonsi shouted, “Leopard! Leopard!”. Next to the buffalo? Surely not… He was right though. A young male leopard was a …
It has been a fascinating week at Londolozi. We have had numerous sightings of the Birmingham males all across the reserve, which strongly suggests a territorial expansion. Two of them …
The hype around leopard cubs tends to focus around the younger ones. Which female has just given birth? Where is she denning? Can we see the cubs being carried? And …
The surviving cub of the Nanga female leopard was killed by lions this morning. Wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time seems to happen far too regularly for this female, and on the banks of the …
Alex Jordan and I were heading into the north to see if we could get some photos of the Nanga female or Anderson male leopard, on a kill they had …
Long-time Londolozi guest and friend Michael Klauber recently posted a question asking about the identification of individual lions; whether there is a system or not, and if so, does it …
Scrub Hares are pretty much a given on night drives. Seeing at least a couple is pretty much guaranteed as you head back to camp, and we’ve amused ourselves greatly …
People who lose the use of one or more of their senses – particularly sight – will almost always find that to compensate, their other senses become heightened. Blind people …
I’ve often driven beneath the massive canopies of trees, and after scanning the main branches looking for a leopard and not finding one, felt disappointed and muttered, “there’s nothing there.” …
We are reaching that time of the year again where we say goodbye to a number of our avian friends that have become such a constant feature on game drives …
Out on drive in the African bush one may see hundreds, if not thousands of trees that have fallen. Trees ring-barked by elephants, disabling them from receiving nutrients to vital …
I’m someone who you could deem ‘wordy’. If you know me, you’ll know that I have a complete obsession love of words. I love to write with them, I love to …
Having been an avid follower of The Week in Pictures myself prior to joining Londolozi, it is always a privilege to share some of my own experiences from this little …
I first learnt about Londolozi Game Reserve in 2008, when I was reading a book about leopards, called Living with Leopards by Nils Kure, that referenced Lex Hes’ book The Leopards …