After he had crossed, he made his way into the dark shadows further upstream in the drainage line, calling continuously as he disappeared out of sight.

The Dream Shot

Alistair Smith June 11, 2017 1 8

When I first started guiding at Londolozi, I had noticed a brilliant photograph hanging up in the Londolozi Creative Hub captured by fellow ranger James Tyrrell. It was a photograph …

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Get Low: Adding Value to Your Photo

Kevin Power February 23, 2017 10

When guests ask me how they can take a good photograph, its always a very tricky answer; who’s to say what a good photograph is? What we ultimately strive for …

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Life in Cape Town

Amy Attenborough January 18, 2017 26

At Londolozi we often talk about the incredible bonds that are created here and how work colleagues are more friends and family to each other than anything else. Recently this …

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Do Leopards Mate in Secret?

James Tyrrell January 10, 2017 2 4

One would have thought so, yes. A mating pair of leopards will often seek out the relative seclusion of a drainage line or a thicket for their tryst, but every …

Leopards Wildlife

Is the Sand River Safe for Leopard Cubs?

James Tyrrell January 5, 2017 7

The Nkoveni female leopard is expected to give birth to her second litter any day now. Her last litter was never seen, as is regularly the case with leopards. We …

Leopards Wildlife

Searching for the Nanga Female’s Cubs

Alistair Smith November 19, 2016 1 17

As guides, we are often asked by our guests what our favorite or most memorable sightings have been. For many of us, and particularly myself given that I have only …

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The Week in Pictures #241

James Tyrrell July 22, 2016 2 8

After 241 Weeks in Pictures, I’ve realised more and more how futile it is to attempt to sum up the week in only 15-20 photographs, especially as most of these …

The Week in Pictures

The Week in Pictures #239

James Tyrrell July 8, 2016 2

The highlight of this week was not a sighting itself but the way in which tracker Jerry Hambana spotted the Tutlwa female (picture 3) a couple of days ago. I …

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June: 10 of the Month’s Best Images

James Tyrrell June 30, 2016 6

2016 has reached its halfway mark, but before we launch into the second half of the year, we need to once again look back and recap some of the better photographic …

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Lion Update: Tracking the Tsalala Pride Around Marthly Pools

James Tyrrell June 8, 2016 3

Marthly Pools is one of the most beautiful spots on the Londolozi property. This series of semi-permanent waterbodies in the predominantly dry riverbed is found at a sharp bend in the Manyelethi, …

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A Lion’s Roar: Let’s Discuss

James Tyrrell May 3, 2016 15

I don’t want to go into too much of the physics here, so don’t expect talk of pitch and decibels and wavelengths. Although I suppose that these attributes of a lion’s …

Featured Wildlife

Lessons From a Squirrel: The Piva Male and Kudu Calf

Callum Gowar March 23, 2016 2 7

Moving his hand swiftly upwards, tracker Freddy Ngobeni indicated for me to stop, as he had just heard the chattering alarm call of a squirrel. I immediately switched off the …

Leopards Wildlife

No Holds Barred in Treetop Brawl

Sean Cresswell March 16, 2016 2 11

Being a spectator to nature’s incredible events is all we can ask for. Isolated and non-impactful viewing of wildlife is a privilege and reveals to us the smallest window of …

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An Amazing Leopard Sighting

James Tyrrell March 7, 2016 11

Ranger Tom Imrie and tracker Jerry Hambana were watching a journey of giraffe with their guests, when Jerry’s hand suddenly shot up for the vehicle to be quiet and listen. …

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February: A Roundup of the Month’s Best Images

James Tyrrell February 29, 2016 7

According to tradition, the 29th February is the day on which women propose to men, rather than the other way around. This doesn’t really have much to do with this …

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