The Week in Pictures #461
First up, the answer to yesterday’s Bird ID Challenge… It was a Lappet-faced Vulture. It was a tough one as there are a number of big brown birds flying around …
First up, the answer to yesterday’s Bird ID Challenge… It was a Lappet-faced Vulture. It was a tough one as there are a number of big brown birds flying around …
I say “Second, first view of wild dog puppies“ as back in May we were treated to some incredible views of Londolozi’s first wild dog den in a decade. It’s been …
The big news this week is that the Makomsava female has given birth to her first litter in the northern parts of Londolozi. She is using a rocky outcrop that …
Editor’s Note: During a flurry of exciting wildlife sightings at the time, this post never got published. The story and sentiment remain unchanged though, and we felt it was valid …
Another amazing week at Londolozi, with the Mashaba female leopard at her hunting best, wild dogs giving us a gorgeous sighting, and the Three Rivers female having an unfortunate encounter …
Every week on the reserve seems to have a theme, although it might not be reflected in the pictures. This week was definitely buffalo, with some wonderful sightings taking place …
The usual characters were out and about this week, but the BIG stories didn’t feature big cats or wild dog pups. No, it was some of Londolozi’s smaller and rarer …
So much happened this week I can fully admit we are a bit behind in getting all our content out, so next week promises to be an absolute bumper video …
Monkeys alarming way in the distance got us on track late one afternoon. It was the sound of hyenas fighting that gave us even better direction. Finally we found the …
The biggest event of this week was actually a non-event: no longer do we have an active Wild Dog den on Londolozi. The two adults from the pack that have …
What a difference a week makes… From the devastation we felt last week at the loss of 7 wild dog pups to the utter elation on Friday when we discovered …
The week ends with the most spectacular news on the Wild Dog front. Those of you who follow our Instagram feed will already know it, but the full report will …
As do most weeks in the bush, this one had its ups and downs. Unfortunately, the down was a really big one, and we are still a little bit in shock …
The Ntsevu pride are found far from their normal hunting grounds. For once, the wild dog den is peaceful, with no drama that we can see (apart from a huge …
All the wild dog pups are well. So many people have written in to enquire about how they’re doing that we’ll try and update everyone as often as possible, and …