A Shocking Surprise: Sink or Swim?
It started out as a normal day at Londolozi. Subsequent to a debrief from our astute Operations Manager, Duncan MacLarty regarding the arrival of my new set of guests, I …
It started out as a normal day at Londolozi. Subsequent to a debrief from our astute Operations Manager, Duncan MacLarty regarding the arrival of my new set of guests, I …
Another week has gone by and what an enthralling week it has turned out to be. The continued presence of the Matimba males on Londolozi has led to much debate …
The art of the iPhone ‘quick snap’: nothing calculated or pre-planned, just pure spontaneity and slight of hand. The beauty of smartphone images is surprisingly the lack of thought that needs …
For me, this last week has been characterised by, not only a distinctive shift in the seasons but also by the changing predator dynamics on Londolozi too. I have seen three …
The fascinating lion dynamics continue at Londolozi and its enthralling future holds no relent. The enormous territory and sporadic movements of the current territory holders, the Majingalane males, are constantly …
If you are patient enough to spend enough time with a specific animal; it is possible to form an authentic relationship between human and animal. John Varty built a relationship …
“Wild dogs know not the word ‘me’. They only know about ‘us’. Pack is poetry. ‘Loneliness’ only the dead know of. Wild dogs vocabulary is limited to collective nouns”- Heinrich …
It’s been a while since it was my turn to do TWIP, so I stuck a couple of extra ones in from the backlog I was accumulating on my hard-drive. …
Ubuntu: I am because of you “We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the …
A fabulous few days from the 6th to 9th January. With thanks to Tally and Freddy, some excellent sightings and the chance to take some great pictures – helped too …
Three years ago, I found myself staring at a huge male lion, my face less than a metre away from his… and I wasn’t in a circus but lying in …
After six and half days of the best safari of my 18 safaris I was feeling rather contemplative. Londolozi had sailed past the very high bar that I had set …
This week featured some of the most intense and dramatic sightings it has ever been my privilege to be a part of in my time in the bush. Ok I’ll …
Most of you would have already seen photographs and read about our existing wild dog den site along our western boundary. This den site has been one of the most productive …
Spring is upon us and as much as it doesn’t look like it just yet the signs are definitely there to be seen if you look for them. The first …