Photo Journal: The Paradise of Youth
One of the greatest gifts of childhood is its inherent innocence. Peter Matthiessen once wrote, “the child was not observing, he was at rest in the very center of the …
One of the greatest gifts of childhood is its inherent innocence. Peter Matthiessen once wrote, “the child was not observing, he was at rest in the very center of the …
As the nights lengthen and the temperature drops, there is nothing better than sitting around an African fire being serenaded by the calls of lions. Although there have been a …
The white rhino is quite possibly the biggest pure grazer that ever lived, a kind of modern day dinosaur if you like. It has a huge barrel shaped body carried …
This last week on Londolozi has been full of action. A new coalition of lions, never been seen on the reserve before, have been exploring south of the river. In …
“Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional”- Unkown Living at Londolozi and exploring its wilderness every day allows you the opportunity to witness the intimate details of animals lives, including …
“Wild dogs know not the word ‘me’. They only know about ‘us’. Pack is poetry. ‘Loneliness’ only the dead know of. Wild dogs vocabulary is limited to collective nouns”- Heinrich …
The giant behemoth that is the White Rhinoceros just does not have the crooning love song or the social skills with the opposite sex that you may expect. Recently we …
Leopards are one of Africa’s most shy, elusive cats. They epitomise sleek camouflage and whilst watching them move, you realise how it is that they can slip away like ghosts, whether …
For the most part we tend to watch hippos in a rather peaceful equilibrium. Whilst resting during the day, they languidly float around waterholes, honking at one another or showing …
Sue and Lee Flischel visited Londolozi recently and spent a marvellous few days at Tree Camp with ranger James Tyrrell and tracker Mike Sithole. Sue recounts some of their trip …
Monday I’ve never been so intrigued by the sex lives of animals as to gawk at the television when David Attenborough is narrating mammalian copulation, but TV is quite a …
‘The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing knowledge.’ – Albert Einstein No two days are the same on safari and every experience is tailor-made …
Stuart and Michelle Rose recently stayed in Tree Camp and I was fortunate enough to bump into them while they were on their village walk with Linah. We got chatting …
After filming this short piece of buffalo wallowing in the mud, I decided that it may be quite interesting for some of you to see how I set my camera …
One of Londolozi’s iconic leopards is missing…the Maxabeni Female The last confirmed sighting of this icon was in the last week of October 2012. That is now 9 weeks ago! …