A One-on-One with Shan Varty this Mother’s Day

Jemma Thorpe May 9, 2021 18

It felt only appropriate to spend some time with Shan Varty when unpacking the lessons of motherhood, and especially lessons learnt through Mother Nature. There is a thread linking all …

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The Tsalala Pride – Back to Where it all Began…

Kirsten Joscelyne May 4, 2021 47

The Tsalala Pride, as I’m sure many of you know, has been a major part of our lion viewing over the past two decades. Although, due to the shifting of …

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Tree Climbing Lions of Londolozi?

Pete Thorpe April 15, 2019 9

Do lions climb trees? This is something I am often asked while out on game drive at Londolozi. Let’s have a look at some of the evidence we have gathered …

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Tsalala Lioness is Alive and Well

Pete Thorpe July 26, 2018 20

The fate of the remaining Tsalala lioness has been one of the biggest concerns on everybody’s minds since the legendary sisters, the Tailed and Tailess lionesses died in February and …

Lions Wildlife

The Power of Black and White

Alex Jordan March 6, 2018 19

“I believe that if black-and-white photography is done correctly, it can convey much more emotion and a deeper meaning than colour ever could. It’s as if by subtracting colour, the …

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The Week in Pictures #322

Alex Jordan February 16, 2018 30

All the rangers at Londolozi have specific trees around the reserve in which they’re dying to see a leopard. There’s a particular dead Schotia in the north that I have …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Incredible Sighting: Lioness Carries Cubs

Grant Rodewijk January 14, 2018 16

Throughout my career as a guide, I have often wondered if the day would come when I would get to see a lioness pick up a new born cub and …

Lions Wildlife

What Happens When the Lights Go Out?

Alex Jordan January 6, 2018 9

There’s no better way to start your day in summer than waking up to the dawn chorus in the African bush. The chirp of birds, fresh floral and aromatic smells …

General Nature Photography Wildlife

Spotlight Photography Made Simple

Grant Rodewijk December 11, 2017 3 9

One of the trickier aspects of wildlife photography that I personally love is that of nocturnal animals moving in the African darkness. Many people coming on safari believe that nothing can …

Photography

Lion Pride Reforms

Alex Jordan October 30, 2017 1 12

“There are only two ways to approach life; as a victim or a gallant fighter” – Merle Shain I quote Merle Shain as this is the epitome of life in …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #306

Alex Jordan October 27, 2017 4 19

“I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up that I was not happy” – Ernest Hemingway The dust at Londolozi has begun to settle and the …

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Rangers Get Stuck In The Sand River

Shaun D'Araujo October 4, 2017 14

Following wild animals can often take you far off the beaten track. In fact, the majority of the magnificent wildlife photographs that feature on our posts are made possible by …

Wildlife

Terrors in the Night

Sean Zeederberg August 15, 2017 10

Coming to the end of an amazing day, the sun had sunk below the horizon with yet another magical sunset. We started making our way home after a long and …

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The Epic Story of the Tailless Lioness: Then and Now

Amy Attenborough May 1, 2017 59

At 15 years old, the Tailless lioness has given birth to what we can only assume is her last litter of cubs. In a rather beautiful turn of events she has chosen …

Lions Wildlife

My Souvenir Sighting

Sean Cresswell April 15, 2017 1 5

Individually recalling the past, we are flooded with specific memories of times, places, events and their characters. Our memory, whether vivid or vague, produces amazingly powerful emotions and re-emerging thoughts …

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