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Update on the Mhangeni Pride

Bruce Arnott December 2, 2019 20

The Mhangeni pride of lions is, at this point, one of the most viewed prides in the Sabi Sand Reserve. The adult females are eleven years old and were born …

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Fulfilling a Lifelong Dream of Coming Face-to-Face with a Lion

Diana Devaul November 30, 2019 31

I am not adventurous by nature. In fact, a flickering shadow can send shocks of adrenaline racing through my veins. That is why daily safaris in search of the world’s …

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The Ntsevu Pride Dynamics

Dean De La Rey November 23, 2019 27

It’s a common question on and off the vehicle, something I had to follow up on myself; the age and make-up of the Ntsevu pride and their cubs. If anyone …

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Did Londolozi Set the Bar Too High?

Hugh Urbantke October 30, 2019 10

In less than a month I will return to Londolozi and can hardly wait! Then I started to wonder whether our first visit set the bar too high. Our first …

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The River and the Styx Pride

Nick Sims October 22, 2019 17

Two days ago I talked of a sighting in which we had found the Ingrid Dam female with a kill hoisted in a Jackalberry tree. Well while that was happening …

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Birmingham Male Lion Dies

James Tyrrell October 21, 2019 40

The Birmingham coalition is officially down to two. The injured male succumbed to his ailing health and died in the Sand River during the middle of last week. He had …

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Amiable Companions: Tsalala Female and Giraffe

James Tyrrell October 14, 2019 9

There are many iconic rivalries in the wilds of Africa, some factual, some a bit more imagined. Lions and buffalo, leopards and baboons (leopards generally don’t bother with baboons at …

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Tsalala and Cubs at Eye Level

James Tyrrell October 13, 2019 13

Sometimes in the process of harvesting content from the guiding team, things get accidentally filed away and forgotten. I’m a firm believer in never passing up the opportunity to display …

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Toiling for Tracks in Black Cotton Soil

Rob Jeffery October 5, 2019 10

It had been a slow morning in terms of sightings, which had seen us traverse the south-western reaches of the reserve all the way to the southern boundary of Londolozi. …

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Tsalala Lioness and Cub Still Alive and Well

James Tyrrell September 11, 2019 18

The Tsalala lioness has been confining her movements almost exclusively to the Sand River. The thickets provide perfect cover in which to hide her cub and hunt, and the game …

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That Haunted Look: Young Male Lions

James Tyrrell September 5, 2019 35

A pair of sub-adult male lions have been hanging around Londolozi of late, getting into a bit more trouble than they bargained for. I’ll be the first to admit that …

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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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