Manyeleti River

How motherhood works

January 14, 2010

The bonds between this mother and her cubs are now stronger than ever. She humors them, nurtures them and pays each one its own special piece of attention. Her killer instinct seems hidden and dissolved when she looks at her young. That piercing stare is soft and those deadly paws are playful. She is without question acting in a way that only a mother can. Maternal, caring and reserving that hidden ferocity for those that will try to take it all away from her. To view the full post and video click on the heading above.

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The Tsalala Pride fights amongst each other for food

August 27, 2009

A snort from an impala gave away the presence of lion. Baboons went berserk and raced for safety in any tree available as one lioness charged into the previously peaceful scene. The racket caused by the baboons sent the antelope in all directions and this galvanized the 2 remaining lionesses into action. In a split second one lioness had grabbed a young female neatly by the throat and the other plucked a ram from the air and dumped it to the ground. She hadn’t bothered with the throat but rather paralyzed it with a bite to the back.
She dragged this with supreme strength past the vehicle and down into a donga. We worked our vehicle in there and watched as 8 cubs began the noisy battle for a meal.

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The First Zero Emissions Safari Vehicle – Part 1

August 12, 2009

Last month, I took out Ross and Renee Parry Davies – guests who first visited Londolozi in 1974. The virgin bush is much the same but this time their game drive was in a solar-powered Land Rover!

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