Tracking the Matimba Males Helped Me Look at the World With a Lot More Possibility

Amy Attenborough November 29, 2016 32

The last two weeks have been scarce with regards to viewings of the Matimba male lions as they have been spending most of their time east of our boundary. The …

Lions Tracking Wildlife

A Roundup of the Month’s Best Images

James Tyrrell November 28, 2016 2

With only a couple of days to go until December, we thought it fitting to look back over November and select our top twenty pictures from this month. With multiple …

Featured Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #259

James Souchon November 25, 2016 2 17

New life, new growth and new arrivals have been the theme for the last week. Ranger Andrea Sithole had the honour of calling in the first newborn Impala lamb a …

Wildlife

Does Fear Linger?

James Tyrrell November 23, 2016 31

I was browsing through some old photos recently and came across a series of pictures of the Nkoveni female leopard from when she was around ten months old and still dependant on …

Featured Leopards Wildlife

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 …

Wildlife

Cape Buffalo vs Water Buffalo: The Differences

Callum Gowar November 17, 2016 16

I recently wrote a blog entitled African and Asian elephants: Defining Features in order to examine the differences between two similar yet contrasting species. It seems however, that many guests …

Wildlife

The Nomad

Nick Kleer November 16, 2016 2 8

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” – Unknown Leopard cubs are born after a gestation period of roughly 90-100 days …

Wildlife

Nature’s Light

Shaun D'Araujo November 14, 2016 5

One of the many perks of waiting for lions to wake up in the evenings is that whilst Africa’s largest cats are barely twitching a whisker, it gives you the …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #257

James Tyrrell November 11, 2016 9

It’s going to be strange seeing a change in the patterns of animals as the drought starts to break. A lot of animals tend to be creatures of habit, and …

Photography The Week in Pictures

The Buffalo Kill That Took Seven Years

Amy Attenborough November 10, 2016 13

I have been working in the bush for almost seven years now (with a few gaps in between) and have been incredibly lucky to see some remarkable things. These special moments …

Featured Wildlife

Ostrich Update: And Then There Were Four

Amy Attenborough November 5, 2016 12

I am very sad to announce that since our last ostrich update a couple weeks ago, the ostrich family has lost two of their chicks. At just three and a …

Birds Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #256

Kevin Power November 4, 2016 9

As much as the sight of my wooden calendar in my room frightens me, it also excites me that we are in the 11th month of the year. This means …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Why Animals Don’t Pose

James Tyrrell November 2, 2016 9

Animals don’t just do nothing. A lion prostrated under a tree in the heat of the day isn’t doing nothing. It is resting during the hottest hours, conserving energy for when …

General Nature Wildlife

Introducing: The Ndzanzeni Cubs

James Tyrrell October 29, 2016 1 8

At Londolozi we are incredibly privileged to be able to watch things come full circle, whether in the bush or with our friends and within the Londolozi family. A recent …

Leopards Wildlife

An Obituary for an Unknown Entity

James Tyrrell October 22, 2016 34

It’s a discussion I have had with quite a few people recently: what does “loss” mean to us in the context of the bush? Why should the death of a big …

Leopards Wildlife

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