The Tsalala – Sparta Conflict
The two lionesses from the Tsalala pride lay in wait. Not more than 50 meters away the young lions of the Sparta pride were feeding on a giraffe carcass brought …
The two lionesses from the Tsalala pride lay in wait. Not more than 50 meters away the young lions of the Sparta pride were feeding on a giraffe carcass brought …
Just a few weeks earlier, in almost exactly the same the spot as we now found them, the two Sparta lioness killed a young buffalo for themselves and their three …
After our previous blog post on The Demise of the Tsalala Pride, former Londolozi Head Ranger, Oliver Sinclair, wrote up a brief history of the Tsalala Pride to fill in …
The Tsalala pride never fail to impress me. As far as a group of lions go, they are remarkably successful, enduring and deadly. Instantly recognisable by the lioness with no …
It was early in the evening when the lions were found on the move by the open grasslands of the Castleton/Sparta break. Tails flicking and eyes set straight forward, it …
Great Tuskers are always a special sighting. Magnificent and established, these old bulls are a proud testament to strength, wisdom and peace in the bushveld. This last week saw such …
The Tsalala Young Male, affectionately known by many in the Sabi Sands as Solo, was born half way through 2005. Of a litter of four, he was the only one …
Two nights ago I witnessed where the alliances stand. A sporadic encounter between the two Tsalala lionesses and the Sparta pride was tragically unfolding when the Majingilane coalition put a …
The Sparta Pride hunt a large herd of Buffalo at Londolozi Game Reserve, bordering the Kruger National Park. As the pride brings down a small calf, the buffalo herd retaliates …
Working at Londolozi as a Game Ranger you are often asked what is your favourite or most exciting moment here so far. It is always very tough to answer this …
Iconic. Majestic. Awe-inspiring. Finding just one word to describe an intimate encounter with a lion in it’s prime is a near impossible task. For most people lions provide an intoxicating …
If you scroll back in the blog archives to June 17th 2011 (ie. today’s date, ten years ago), you’ll see a small post titled The Week in Pictures #1. Thank …
The Tsalala female and her daughter dodged a proverbial bullet a few days ago, walking within 100 metres of the full Nkuhuma Pride where they were lying above the Manyelethi …
There were a surplus of leopard and lion shots during April 2015. This got me particularly excited as the whole point of this series was to highlight the changes in …
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 …