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Are Lions Really Unsuccessful Hunters?

James Tyrrell March 25, 2020 22

The literature talks about the low percentage of successful lion hunts. 15-25%. At a push. Lions can and do go a long time without food. A week without a solid …

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Ntsevu Lioness Mates With Othawa Male

Pete Thorpe March 24, 2020 14

The big question that we all have is could one of the Ntsevu Pride lionesses be infertile? Five of the six lionesses in the pride have had cubs over the …

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The Patience of a Leopard

James Tyrrell March 21, 2020 18

The Ndzaneni female isn’t seen very often. She inhabits the deep south of Londolozi, an area of extensive thickets and deep drainage lines. She is not a particularly big female, …

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The Week in Pictures #431

Dean De La Rey March 20, 2020 21

First up is the answer to yesterday’s bird challenge. The Mystery Bird was a Wahlberg’s Eagle. It was quite a tricky one, but if you look carefully you can just …

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Birds, Birds, Birds!

Bruce Arnott March 17, 2020 28

This is a post about birds. The guests I have been hosting lately have had a heightened interest in them, making Rob Hlatswayo (the tracker I work with) and me …

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The Dreaded Mustard

James Tyrrell March 12, 2020 9

“Gees” is a difficult word to translate. It’s also a difficult word to say if you haven’t heard it before. The “G” isn’t the same sound as in “geese”, but …

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What Happened 5 Years Ago? #7

James Tyrrell March 11, 2020 14

We continue with our 5-years-ago-this-month series, although I have to admit, I sometimes struggle to remember what exactly was happening in a sighting from the archives. I usually pride myself …

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There Is A Place …

Bronwyn Varty-Laburn March 10, 2020 14

How do you even begin to share a conservation journey of almost 100 years? A journey that, by the year 2026 will grant us access to the centenary club. A …

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The Week in Pictures #429

James Tyrrell March 6, 2020 16

The Nkuhuma pride have been ever-present this week, spending their time traversing most of the norther section of Londolozi. Although it’s great to have a big pride operating across the …

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Are the Nkuhuma Pride Setting up Territory on Northern Londolozi?

Nick Sims March 5, 2020 22

For almost two years now, the Northern section of Londolozi has not been occupied by a dominant pride of lions. This area – known as Marthly – was previously home …

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World Wildlife Day: Helping Rhinos

James Tyrrell March 3, 2020 23

It seems there’s a World-Something-Day every day of the week, but World Wildlife Day at least is one of the big ones. With the boom in social media over the …

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Photography Tips and Tricks: 4 Things to Look for When Photographing Predators

James Tyrrell February 29, 2020 14

Paw, Tail, Ears, Eyes. That’s it. The Magic Formula. When photographing big cats – but not just them, not by any means – there are a few boxes to tick …

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The Week in Pictures #428

James Tyrrell February 28, 2020 22

First things first; the Mystery Bird was a juvenile Black Crake. This was a tricky shot to work off as the bird’s angle made assessing its general shape and size …

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What Bird is This? #22

James Tyrrell February 25, 2020 13

Today’s bird stumped a number of staff at the lodge. Answers were fairly varied when I sent the picture around. My suggestion here would be not to jump the gun, …

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Two Leopards and the Warthog Piglet

Josh Attenborough February 24, 2020 2 20

During training we were taught to stop and switch off the engine as much as possible, whether it was for tiny insects, birds or even just a scenic view of …

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