Ntsevu Lion Sub-Adults Steal Kill From the Maxim’s Male.
Our game plan was lions. Lions sleeping, moving, or hunting would be ideal. The latter, even more so. Lions had been found in the morning so we went back to …
Our game plan was lions. Lions sleeping, moving, or hunting would be ideal. The latter, even more so. Lions had been found in the morning so we went back to …
Driving out of camp, our vehicle had the goal of an exciting morning of finding lions. We were lucky enough to find some tracks fairly early on. From that point …
When Bob Dylan wrote his famous song The Times They Are A-Changing, I doubt he had lions in mind. Nevertheless, those lyrics certainly apply to the lions of Londolozi and none …
Picture this: it’s 6.00 AM, you’re on the game drive vehicle and the fresh air is whistling past your face. Our objective for the morning is to find lions. Our …
We had received reports that one of the females part of the Ntsevu pride had recently given birth to a new litter. None of us had yet seen any of …
Three different Ntsevu lionesses were found at separate points across Londolozi on a morning drive recently. Two of those lionesses are currently rearing small cubs. The third was mating with …
Since March I have been relishing the thought of getting back to the bush. During the course of the last few months I would often ponder as to what the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Leopards of Londolozi are more than just a favourite part of the Big Five: they’re part of the fabric of daily life both in and out of camp. Sit …
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 …
The Ntsevu pride are by far the most impressive that we see on Londolozi. Currently 21-strong (6 lionesses and 15 cubs), and usually moving with one or more Birmingham males …
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 – …
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 …