It’s Written in the Stars
“Look up to the stars and not down at your feet. Try make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist…” – Stephan Hawking In …
“Look up to the stars and not down at your feet. Try make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist…” – Stephan Hawking In …
This week it is clearly evident that summer is fast approaching, temperatures have soared well into the 90’s bringing with it a bit of rain and cloudy weather, the grass …
Having had a week of decent rains, we can only expect the flush of Summer green to soon follow. The dust has settled, there is an apparent spring in each …
At Londolozi, we are lucky enough to see a wide variety of mammals, from the giant elephants who have been around for years to the tiny bushveld gerbil that we …
Today we honour all who have been on this 12-year journey with us, every blog contributor, guide, editor, and Londolozi guest. We are here today because of all of you! The …
The past week has been flooded with an array of emotions. Some melancholy and others euphoric as one dominant male lion was killed but another five young cubs were found. …
A further look into the unbelievable video of a lioness climbing into a tree after a female leopard with a kill. We set off on an early morning game drive …
The week was filled with many great sightings, the Ximungwe female’s cub has been viewed a few times and is becoming a lot more relaxed. The Nkoveni female and her …
Paw, Tail, Ears, Eyes. That’s it. The Magic Formula. When photographing big cats – but not just them, not by any means – there are a few boxes to tick …
A phrase many will be familiar with is, “You win or you learn”. In the African bush, the harsh reality is that the learning part can sometimes be substituted by …
For once I’ve remembered to include the answer to the mystery bird without being reminded a few hours after publishing: The correct answer was a Magpie Shrike, which many of …
It’s probably time to face facts. It’s been a couple of weeks since the Anderson male was last seen, and in the last sighting of him he was clearly not …
The far southern reaches of Londolozi are exciting to explore, mainly because they aren’t driven consistently. The south-eastern sector is particularly thick, and to be honest, actively tracking leopards down …
Firstly, yesterday’s Mystery Bird… It was a Southern Grey-Headed Sparrow: The chestnut shoulders and white wingbar were big clues. A possibility might have been the red-backed shrike, a migratory bird …
Statistics are not always the best lens through which to examine a predator community. We’ve written before how populations vary and individuals within those populations vary, so a textbook or …