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Tsalala Lioness Loses Cubs

James Tyrrell August 19, 2019 29

The dream had to end sometime. We don’t want to start everyone’s week off with bad news, but yesterday we received reports that the Tsalala lioness’s cubs had been attacked …

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Do Lions Have Self-Control?

James Tyrrell August 18, 2019 14

Hardly. I say this after watching the Styx pride blow a buffalo hunt that could have landed them a meal for days. To be fair, the buffalo was massive, and …

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Male Lions: Slim Chance of Success

James Tyrrell August 15, 2019 18

Statistics are not always the best lens through which to examine a predator community. We’ve written before how populations vary and individuals within those populations vary, so a textbook or …

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Ntsevu Pride vs. Buffalo Part 2

James Tyrrell August 5, 2019 10

Last week I wrote about how the Ntsevu pride are not so hot at buffalo hunting. I stand by that claim, but a further reason this pride might be – …

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Why are the Ntsevu Lions Bad at Hunting Buffalo?

James Tyrrell July 31, 2019 12

By far the majority of the declarations about the local wildlife you’ll hear from your ranger/tracker team are empirical. That is, they are based on observation. Granted, there is a …

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How Long Will the Injured Birmingham Male Last?

James Tyrrell July 30, 2019 24

The Birmingham male with the injured hip is impressive, to say the least. Not on account of his size (he’s semi-emaciated), or his hunting prowess (I doubt he’s pulled down …

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Lions Roaring: The Ripple Effect from Cape Town to Cairo

James Tyrrell July 27, 2019 17

Malelane is a long way from Pafuri. Approximately 350km in fact. And I imagine that many readers of this post may not have heard of either place. Pafuri is right …

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Tsalala Lioness Brings Down Buffalo

James Tyrrell July 24, 2019 32

It’s quite a feat for a single lioness – and not even a particularly big one – to bring down a buffalo by herself. Especially when there is an ample …

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Almost the Holy Grail… But Not Quite

James Tyrrell July 16, 2019 27

Lions moving through water. The Money Shot. I don’t know what it is about a photo of a lion or lions wading across a river – no matter how shallow …

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Are Trackers True Detectives?

Rob Jeffery July 8, 2019 13

With a keen eye, intuition and experience, trackers really are like detectives when they attempt to decipher the course of events that took place overnight. The major difference is that …

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Tsalala Cubs on the Rocks

James Tyrrell July 1, 2019 22

It’s not what you think. The title, thankfully, is literal. The Tsalala lioness was found moving along the southern bank of the Sand River with her three small cubs, but …

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Lion Pride Try to Eat a Pangolin ~ Long Live the Pangolin

Sonya Joy June 17, 2019 32

My last evening game drive after an adventurous week at Londolozi, and as usual I was feeling all the excitement and anticipation that comes with an immersive experience into wild …

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The Tsalala Lioness and Cubs Update

Pete Thorpe June 10, 2019 34

The story of the Tsalala lioness is quite remarkable. Having been alone for a year now, it is incredible that she has survived and is thriving. Because of her unique …

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Which Species Most Rivets the Imagination?

Paul Danckwerts May 25, 2019 13

“Lions are the most visible, most gregarious and noisiest of the cats. The patriarchs are dramatic to behold, with a cloud of mane as fragrant as dried grass – the …

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Tsalala Lioness: Acting Like a Leopard

James Tyrrell May 9, 2019 21

Lions are the only social cats, relying on their pride for hunting support and protection. Many aeons ago they were solitary though, and have evolved their social nature over millenia, …

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