The Precious Moment of Seeing a Leopard Cub For The First Time!
Few words can accurately convey how I felt as a tiny leopard cub with its big blue eyes peered over a boulder towards us. It is a moment I have …
Few words can accurately convey how I felt as a tiny leopard cub with its big blue eyes peered over a boulder towards us. It is a moment I have …
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” – Albert …
The Tsalala Pride has defied the odds once again. This time, the last standing Tsalala Lioness has reached the one-year milestone since she lost her mother in November last year. …
Right from the get-go, I have felt particularly fond of the Ximungwe Young Male. He was the very first leopard cub I ever saw. Not only was that first glimpse …
Each new dawn on safari is met with rangers, trackers, and guests eager to start exploring and piecing together what events unfolded through the night. While we are sleeping, most …
Goosebumps. From the moment the aircraft wheels touch down on African soil and your first safari is about to begin or your long-awaited return to Londolozi has finally arrived, all …
My friend and tracker, Rob “Prof” Hlatshwyo, has an uncanny ability to understand and therefore predict an animal’s movements. I cannot count the number of times that we have seen …
After a thrilling afternoon immersing yourself in the pursuit of finding one of the Big Five, you might find that you start to wind down by the evening and reflect …
Tortoises, Turtles, and Terrapins, what are they? And what is the difference between tortoises terrapins and turtles? Well, some may think they are all the same animal, which at a …
Now and then at Londolozi we get guests in who are attending one of our retreats. These retreats offer a safari experience at a deeper level and are tailored to …
Over the last month I’ve been asked a few times whether animals have emotions. This is of course quite a difficult question to answer due to its complexity and not …
A lot, it seems. For humans, communication normally equates to talking. Trees don’t talk by using language or forming words and so for many years, people have believed that it …
Hundred of thousands, sometimes millions of tiny red-billed queleas fly together in flocks creating clouds of movement called murmurations. How do they do it? How do they not bump into …
Adult elephant bulls weigh on average about six tons. They eat about five percent of their body weight everyday. This means they’re eating about 300kg or 660 pounds of food. …
I wrote a blog recently on how all trees across the globe have the ability to heal people. For me there is one species though that I find particularly special. It is …