Warthog Breeding

Patrick Grealy December 27, 2025 10

Over the past few weeks, the bush has taken on a familiar seasonal rhythm as new life continues to flourish. Impala lambs appear almost overnight, with the wildebeest calves soon …

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The Ripple Effect: How Keystone Species Shape Ecosystems On Londolozi

Nick Tennick October 1, 2025 12

Every ecosystem has its unsung heroes. In the African bushveld, there are certain animal species without which the entire system would look, feel, and function completely differently. It is distinctly …

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Whispers from the Den: A Glimpse into the Secret Life of Hyena Cubs

Nic Glassock May 1, 2025 16

There’s a subtle kind of magic that comes with late afternoons in the bush. Just before the sun dips below the horizon, the air becomes cool and still—the world is …

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The Return of the Hyena Clan Den

Patrick Grealy July 9, 2024 8

It’s been quite a while since we have had an established hyena den at Londolozi. That was up until a couple of weeks ago when we found that a clan …

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A Different Take on Termites

Kyle Gordon May 26, 2021 23

One of my favorite features of the Lowveld landscape are termite mounds. Now at this point this blog could go in a number of directions. I could talk about any …

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Quantity Makes Quality (In This Case)

Josh Attenborough January 4, 2021 26

At Londolozi we are treated to numerous amazing sightings of so-called “big game” such as leopards, lions and elephants, to name a few. But every now and then an unusual …

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New Cheetahs on Londolozi

James Tyrrell July 4, 2019 16

Cheetah sightings have been fairly scarce over the last 6 months. The resident male that we used to see so regularly in the south-west of Londolozi has – we believe …

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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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Extraordinary Sighting: Hosana Male Leopard Seen With Both Leopard AND Lion Cub!!

James Tyrrell April 1, 2019 1 49

We couldn’t believe our eyes either! When the Hosana male leopard was found on top of a termite mound, and ranger Harlequin McQuail lifted his binoculars and saw a cub’s …

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The Leopard And The Porcupine

James Tyrrell November 29, 2018 10

Note: The Kaxane male has sadly since succumbed to old age and passed away. This post was written roughly a week before his death. We will run a tribute post …

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Falling In Love With Life Again

Oliver Sinclair November 1, 2018 13

Our Journey at Londolozi began on the 1st December 1998. Mish arrived from a neighbouring lodge and I was fresh off the ranger training course, which was in Northern Natal at …

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Old Male Leopard Returns to Londolozi

James Tyrrell October 9, 2018 1 13

Many of you would have read Fin Lawlor’s recent post about his glorious afternoon spent at a waterhole. In it he made mention of the Kashane/Kaxane male leopard; an old …

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Lost & Found

Liam Henderson July 9, 2017 2 32

It has been a little over a month since the passing of the Xidulu Female leopard, who was killed by the new Avoca coalition of male lions who have made their presence …

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The first glimpse of the porcupine as it darted out of the hole in a hurry to seek shelter in a thicket nearby

Male Leopard Goes After Porcupine

Alistair Smith April 10, 2017 7

It was my guests’ last morning drive, and they were filled with mixed emotions at the thought of their departure back home to America. We had had a spectacular three …

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