Sparta Pride On the Brink
When leopards get displaced by stronger individuals, we start seeing them popping up in areas we wouldn’t expect them. Old males that get ousted by younger challengers and young males …
When leopards get displaced by stronger individuals, we start seeing them popping up in areas we wouldn’t expect them. Old males that get ousted by younger challengers and young males …
The Sparta pride made a welcome return to Londolozi, moving through the open woodland areas south and west of the Maxabene, before eventually settling near the Tugwaan riverbed, with one of …
Followers of the Londolozi blog will have noticed a dearth in the posts about the once-mighty Sparta pride of late. The pride, once numbering over 20 individuals, now consists of …
A lot has been said in the last few weeks about a fast-changing situation in our surrounding lion dynamics. Male lion coalition takeovers are serious events which alter the fate …
A few weeks ago we ran a post on why not finding something on game drive is sometimes best. Well, I take back what I said. Not finding the Sparta …
It wasn’t too long ago that we were worried about the Sparta Pride. One of the three adult females was nursing an injured ankle and the sub-adults were not contributing …
It’s just my opinion, but I think the Sparta pride is in trouble. A few weeks ago, we ran a post entitled ‘What are These Lions Doing?” in which we …
It has been a long winter, the days have been shorter, the nights longer. The chill in the air, the dryness and the mist. It is a time of struggle, …
Whilst two of the lionesses from the Sparta Pride were off unsuccessfully hunting giraffe in the thickets around the Maxabeni drainage, the seven cubs decided that they would try their …
Four lionesses are all that remain of the once mighty Sparta Pride. This pride that numbered over twenty lions a little over a decade ago, is now at a stage …
We follow with interest the life of the two motherless Sparta Pride cubs. These two female cubs, born around October/November 2011, lost their mother at the end of April 2012. …
It is not often one gets to spend time with the same animals on three consecutive drives. The nature of the business means that you are invariably looking for leopards …
It is with a heavy heart that I bring you sad news from this mornings drive. The body of an adult lioness was found. Although nearly impossible to identify, it …
It is with great joy, that we at Londolozi, are able to show you pictures and a brief video of the newest lion arrivals to the area. The Sparta lions …
It has been a while since we first showed you footage of the two Sparta Pride cubs. These two cubs, assumed to be the region of 5-6 months are in …