Living in the wilderness is wonderfully stimulating, in an extremely multi-faceted way and its unique to each individual. My week has been revitalized once again by exploring this wonderland, sharing …
Two years ago today, ranger Mike Sutherland introduced the latest litter of the ever-elusive Tutlwa female. Any regular followers of the Londolozi Blog will recognize the name of the Tutlwa female, …
For those who follow the lives of the Leopards of Londolozi via our social media platforms, certain individuals’ names will feature prominently on your radar. The Tamboti, Mashaba and Nanga …
Happy Australia Day, everyone! Celebrated annually on 26 January, Australia Day marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the first fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and …
It has been four weeks since 2015 closed off with the epic coalition standoff between the Majingilane-three and Matimba-two. The clash of mighty figures left all wondering what would change …
Enigmatic: difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious. The word ‘enigmatic’ can be used a lot when it comes to leopards, sometimes to the point of cliché. There is a leopard …
To say that the last few years have been tough for the Nanga female would be an understatement. Losing three litters and having constant turnover of the males in your …
I’ve got a thing about leopards. The spots, the rosettes, the gorgeous, vivid orange and white and black. The gloss of an adult. The unbearably cute fuzz of a blue-eyed …
Tracks in the dust. Roars on the night air. The Tsalala pride sniffing bushes where an unknown lion(s) had clearly passed by the night before. These were the only signs …
A couple of weeks ago we ran a post that looked at the resurgence of the hyena population on Londolozi, and how this was going to have a knock-on effect …
The mystery leopard from the post earlier in the week is indeed the Mashaba female. Well done to those who put either her or the Tamboti female as their guesses, they …
I type this without knowing if the Camp Pan male leopard is alive or dead. We are incredibly lucky at Londolozi, in that the leopards we see are generally used …
Cubs. The bottom line when it comes to male lions. Without surviving offspring to pass on their genes, male lions cannot be considered successful. No matter how big the coalition, …
It has been a difficult year for the female leopards of Londolozi. With the new blood in the form of the Piva, Robson’s and newly-named Nyamakunze males setting up shop in …