Lions: Anticlimax
Yesterday morning had a slow start to it. It was a grey day in the Lowveld with the clouds scudding across the sky and a chilly wind blowing. Mike Sithole had …
Yesterday morning had a slow start to it. It was a grey day in the Lowveld with the clouds scudding across the sky and a chilly wind blowing. Mike Sithole had …
In Greek mythology, the River Styx formed the boundary between the earth and the underworld. In some versions, the Styx had mythical powers and could render someone invulnerable. Legend has …
I have been lucky enough to witness some amazing lion fights – males mostly chasing other males, battling over territory, mating rights and food. These fights usually involve short bursts …
I don’t want to write too much about this sighting. Because I can’t. Short of saying it was the single most awesome sighting I have probably ever been witness to …
A magical winter day of sightings with Ranger Alfie and Tracker Euce culminated with two sightings of one of the Majingilane males. As the sun had set it was time for …
It is safe to say that the lion dynamics on Londolozi and the surrounding reserves are swiftly changing. The territories are shifting and there is a heaviness, a cloud of …
With things seemingly settling down in the South, and the new coalition of Sand River males looking set to inherit the Southern Pride kingdom from the Kruger male, it is …
Last week’s beautiful Week in Pictures by Simon Smit featured a number of photographs of lions on the sands of the Manyelethi Riverbed. Myself and Simon were driving a photographic …
This is turning out to be a very interesting year for Londolozi’s lion population. It was always going to be so with an extra pride thrown into the mix, and …
This is just a short follow-up to last week’s Monday post. It sounds like the Majingilane have had another run-in with the Selati males, or at least one of them, …
The Majingilane can be frustrating animals. With such a vast territory, they are forever traversing from one side to the other; visiting the various prides over which they hold sway …
Today was an unbelievable day. It was a day I have been waiting for since the first time I lay a foot on the soil of Londolozi. For some, this …
It’s just my opinion, but I think the Sparta pride is in trouble. A few weeks ago, we ran a post entitled ‘What are These Lions Doing?” in which we …
The Majingilane have been spending an inordinate amount of time north of the Sand River recently. Rumours of a coalition of 7 moving into the northern reaches of the park …
I remember a few months ago when the Southern Pride was seen on Londolozi for the first time in a while; I bundled all the trainee rangers into a Land …