The Allure Of The Original Varty Camp

Jemma Thorpe April 6, 2024 11

Varty Camp is the original Londolozi Camp and one that is laced in lore. But why do people still feel so drawn to this history seeped, original camp? In the …

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What Happened 5 Years Ago? #7

James Tyrrell March 11, 2020 13

We continue with our 5-years-ago-this-month series, although I have to admit, I sometimes struggle to remember what exactly was happening in a sighting from the archives. I usually pride myself …

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What Happened 5 Years Ago? #5

James Tyrrell October 24, 2019 2 23

September and October don’t often have a lot of status attached to them in the South African Lowveld. Winter is June/July August (cold and dry), and Summer is December/January/February, defined …

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That Haunted Look: Young Male Lions

James Tyrrell September 5, 2019 35

A pair of sub-adult male lions have been hanging around Londolozi of late, getting into a bit more trouble than they bargained for. I’ll be the first to admit that …

Featured Lions Wildlife

Do Lions Have Self-Control?

James Tyrrell August 18, 2019 18

Hardly. I say this after watching the Styx pride blow a buffalo hunt that could have landed them a meal for days. To be fair, the buffalo was massive, and …

Featured Lions Wildlife

An Incredible Pair: Alfie and Bennet on the Bonnet

Jan-Erik Rottinghuis February 3, 2019 7

Over many years the wonderful book The Leopards of Londolozi, that we had purchased in a Johannesburg bookshop, had been staring at us from our coffee table in Paris, France. …

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My Fondest Memories of Londolozi

Michael Kalm January 17, 2019 14

It’s wonderful to reconnect with guests from the past. Michael Kalm (pictured below) saw the guest posts we have been sharing over the last few months and decided to submit …

Guests Wildlife

Throwback Thursday: Remembering the Last Sparta Males

James Tyrrell September 6, 2018 10

Much like how political constituencies need their representatives, it is becoming more and more the norm for wildlife populations to need a face towards which we as people can direct …

Lions Wildlife

How Do Big Cats Carry Their Cubs?

James Tyrrell September 4, 2018 1 11

We’re deep in bucket list territory here, as to see a lioness or a female leopard carrying her cub(s) is something very few people will ever be fortunate to experience …

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Lion Update: Lots of Question Marks

James Tyrrell August 29, 2018 20

Do you ever get that feeling like something’s been sitting in equilibrium for too long, and change is imminent? Not necessarily drastic change, but something has to give soon, or …

Lions Wildlife

Are Lions Lazy?

James Tyrrell January 18, 2018 9

No, they’re not. Case closed. I should really leave it there, but there’s a lot more to it of course. One of the best lines I’ve read in a nature …

Lions Wildlife

Sparta Pride On the Brink

James Tyrrell July 3, 2017 20

When leopards get displaced by stronger individuals, we start seeing them popping up in areas we wouldn’t expect them. Old males that get ousted by younger challengers and young males …

Lions Wildlife

Sparta Lioness Has Been Killed

James Tyrrell April 3, 2017 10

In a clash unseen by Londolozi eyes, a lioness from the Sparta pride was killed by the six Mhangeni breakaway lionesses a few days ago. With this new pride encroaching …

Lions Wildlife

Farewell to the Hip Scar Male

James Tyrrell February 27, 2017 48

On the 5th of this month we ran a post reporting the impending demise of the Hip Scar male from the Majingilane coalition. Seen in very poor condition, we didn’t …

Featured Wildlife

The Internal Conflict of Photography

James Tyrrell February 1, 2017 4

I’m very aware of the seemingly contradictory nature of this statement, but sometimes I regret the day I ever picked up a camera. Photography and film are two incredible mediums through …

Photography Wildlife

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