Leopard Cub Catches Scrub Hare Repeatedly

Rob Jeffery May 18, 2019 7

Leopards have to learn to hunt on their own. As cubs, their mother will leave them and go off hunting and, when old enough to eat meat, lead them to …

Wildlife

Tsalala Cubs Alive and Well

James Tyrrell May 5, 2019 24

We’re just going to leave these here… We broke the news in early March that the Tsalala female had given birth, but knowing how fragile young cubs are, no one …

Featured Lions Wildlife

Incredible Scenes: Mhangeni Pride Kill Waterbuck in Waterhole

Bruce Arnott April 29, 2019 30

Last week we watched the Mhangeni pride attempt to hunt a warthog, fail, and then try with a buffalo, and fail again. This all happened in one afternoon. They were …

Featured Lions Wildlife

The Africa of Homecoming

Jess Shillaw March 13, 2019 10

Africa can be described by using many words or feelings, yet I find it hard to adequately convey the feeling I get when walking or driving through the natural wonders …

Featured Safari Experience Wildlife

The Peaceful Path

Caylie Maehr February 10, 2019 3

The veins of earth are much like our own. They pulse with life. Some flow faster and harder whilst others are more slow and hold less pressure. From above one …

Wilderness teachings Wildlife

Why Londolozi Guests Leave for Home With a Full Spiritual Suitcase

Paul Danckwerts February 7, 2019 18

Within my soul, within my mind, there lies a place I cannot find. Home of my heart. Land of my birth. Smoke-coloured stone and flame-coloured earth. Electric skies. Shivering heat. …

Featured General Nature Safari Experience Wildlife

An Incredible Pair: Alfie and Bennet on the Bonnet

Jan-Erik Rottinghuis February 3, 2019 7

Over many years the wonderful book The Leopards of Londolozi, that we had purchased in a Johannesburg bookshop, had been staring at us from our coffee table in Paris, France. …

Safari Experience Wildlife

Can Lions Count?

James Tyrrell January 30, 2019 21

We aren’t going to go too deeply into a discussion of the relative intelligence levels of the big cats here, but it struck me the other day that a grasp …

Featured Lions Wildlife

Lessons I Have Learnt Living in the Bush

Bruce Arnott January 28, 2019 23

Living away from the city, surrounded by wild animals, comes with whole new appeal as well as its own set of daily challenges. I have been based at Londolozi for …

Wilderness teachings

The Week in Pictures #371

James Tyrrell January 25, 2019 10

It’s fairly boring to be discussing the weather, but we were meant to be pretty much swimming our way out on drive right about now. The predicted rainfall for last …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Why Do So Few First Time Safari Goers Know of Wild Dogs?

Bruce Arnott October 29, 2018 27

Many people arrive in Africa for their first safari and do not know of the African wild dog. Each time it surprises me when I hear, “I have never heard …

Wildlife

Leopard Physiology: Why do They Climb so Well?

Bruce Arnott September 27, 2018 1 22

One of the most incredible things to watch a leopard do is climb a tree and navigate the branches. Many people associate leopards with trees. They ask, “Does one always …

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The Week in Pictures #350

Paul Danckwerts August 31, 2018 24

This week there were elephants around every corner. On Tuesday we counted a herd of at least one hundred and fifty of the pachyderms, then yesterday morning we found one …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Tribute to the Majingilane

James Tyrrell July 21, 2018 37

This is way overdue, as I’m sure many of you will agree. To be honest I didn’t really know what to say for a long time; caught between the sadness …

Lions Wildlife

Updates on the Missing Tamboti Female

James Tyrrell July 9, 2018 4 9

The outlook is bleak. Let’s get that out the way. Without any conclusive proof of the death of a leopard, it is impossible to say for sure within a few …

Leopards Wildlife

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