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James Tyrrell April 6, 2020 27

We were late getting down to where the Ntsevu pride had been the night before, but we had been delayed by a leopard and wild dogs, so weren’t too displeased. …

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The Youngest Ntsevu Cubs

James Tyrrell April 2, 2020 27

We wrote a couple of days ago about the future of the Ntsevu pride; whether they’ll split up when the pride gets too big and in particular how the smallest …

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What Happens Next With the Ntsevu Pride?

James Tyrrell March 28, 2020 20

The Ntsevu Pride is simply getting too big. That sounds a bit ludicrous from our perspective, as there are very few things as awe-inspiring as having a pride of 20 …

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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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What is Happening With the Tsalala Lioness?

James Tyrrell March 23, 2020 19

The Tsalala female has been conspicuous by her absence. We ran a story on her a couple of weeks ago featuring a big altercation between her and a clan of …

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Lioness Takes on 15 Hyenas

James Tyrrell March 7, 2020 23

Sometime during early morning coffee, before the sun had risen in the east, the Tsalala lioness killed an adult wildebeest bull only two hundred metres from the Londolozi Camps. No …

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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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The Birmingham Male Lions

Paul Danckwerts March 2, 2020 14

[Editor’s Note: This post was recently found in the Draft folder of Londolozi blog posts from early 2018. For some reason it never got published at the time of writing. …

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What You Should Know About Lions

James Tyrrell February 19, 2020 15

This is more for the first-time safari-goer, so if you have been to the bush a couple of times, you’ll probably already know it. Lions sleep a lot. This is …

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Lost Lion Cub Found

James Tyrrell February 5, 2020 15

A phrase many will be familiar with is, “You win or you learn”. In the African bush, the harsh reality is that the learning part can sometimes be substituted by …

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Nature’s Resourcefulness

Josh Attenborough January 11, 2020 8

After following the tracks of the Mhangeni pride zigzag back and forth in the open grasslands of the south-western part of the reserve for most of the morning, we were …

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Three Lions, One Unforgettable Morning

Nick Sims January 9, 2020 16

It’s roughly five o’clock in the morning and the Sand River valley has already begun to heat up. The usual chorus of bird calls is interrupted by a deep, rolling …

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The Week In Pictures #420

Dean De La Rey January 3, 2020 1 25

Over the past week I have been fortunate enough to guide a family where we could sit in sightings for extended periods of time, discussing each others photographs and what …

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