Lost Lion Cub Found

James Tyrrell February 5, 2020 15

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 …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #424

James Tyrrell January 31, 2020 12

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 …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

The Anderson Male Leopard: Gone Forever?

James Tyrrell December 11, 2019 1 27

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 …

Featured Leopards

Leopard Update: the Deep South

James Tyrrell November 28, 2019 1 19

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 …

Featured Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #413

James Tyrrell November 15, 2019 16

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 …

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Male Lions: Slim Chance of Success

James Tyrrell August 15, 2019 19

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 …

Featured Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #397

James Tyrrell July 26, 2019 21

First up (and I apologise here as this post was initially published without this information; I added it subsequently), the identity of the Mystery Bird Challenge… The answer was a …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Mandela Day 2019

James Tyrrell July 18, 2019 9

Nelson Mandela spent 67 years making the world a better place in public service. Every 18th of July, people everywhere – but South Africans especially – are asked to give …

Wildlife

Worth the Wait: Leaping Leopard

Guy Brunskill July 7, 2019 3 14

We set out to look for the mating pair of leopards that had been seen near the Sand River. With her daughter pretty much independent, the Nkoveni female has been …

Leopards Wildlife

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 …

Wildlife

Ellies In Twilight River From Sandee Iphone Video

Delicious Light At Londolozi

Sandee Bailey June 20, 2019 11

After the adrenaline and the awe, the “Can you believe we were that close…?” moments, the “Pinch me, this cannot be real” sensations, the light and the lightness we felt …

Guests Wildlife

Just How Dangerous are Warthogs?

James Tyrrell June 12, 2019 2 19

Well, ask the Anderson male leopard. He was found recently with some pretty serious gashes to his face and neck. Ok to be fair we can’t say conclusively that these …

Featured Leopards Wildlife

Which Species Most Rivets the Imagination?

Paul Danckwerts May 25, 2019 14

“Lions are the most visible, most gregarious and noisiest of the cats. The patriarchs are dramatic to behold, with a cloud of mane as fragrant as dried grass – the …

Lions Wilderness teachings Wildlife

Water vs Food: The Difference in Lion Behaviour at Each

James Tyrrell May 19, 2019 16

We posted a photo on our Instagram account yesterday of some Mhangeni sub-adults drinking peacefully together around a small rainwater puddle back in 2016. Not one sign of aggression is …

Featured Wildlife

The Meaning of Light

Jess Shillaw April 10, 2019 17

A simple definition of light is: “The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.” Quite literally, you would not be able to see if it weren’t for natural …

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