The Week in Pictures #237
The fascinating and intricate lion dynamics continue to take centre stage at Londolozi, providing an amazing spectacle and an incredible privilege to witness and watch unfold. Multiple prides and male …
The fascinating and intricate lion dynamics continue to take centre stage at Londolozi, providing an amazing spectacle and an incredible privilege to witness and watch unfold. Multiple prides and male …
In 2010 the Majingilane coalition came roaring into the Sabi Sands. The Tsalala pride at the time had some young lions in it, still relatively dependent on the adult lionesses. …
With all of the recent tension around lion movements in the Sabi Sands, particularly rival coalitions of males, it is easy to forget the significance of pride dynamics for their …
Rarely has there been a more consistent time to view lion cubs on Londolozi. For a few weeks now, the latest cubs of the Tsalala pride have been denned in a …
Late last week saw a rare event; some of the Londolozi trackers stumped. Despite following the tracks of the two Matimba males all the way through a sweltering morning, they …
The ever-changing lion dynamics within the Sabi Sands continues to intrigue. Now, however, potential changes and unseen events have furthered that intrigue and interest into mystery and unanswered questions. The …
Two years and a couple of weeks ago we ran a post on what looked to be the imminent approach of a clash between the Sparta and Mhangeni prides. As …
About two weeks Amy asked for a blog on an epic lion of Londolozi. My reply was flippant and immediate: “Aren’t all lions that have somehow scrambled through to adulthood …
“Out of the frying pan and into the fire”, could really be the history of the Tsalala pride summed up in one short idiom. We have been discussing the future …
The Matimba males, it seems, are here to stay. Although pushed out of their northern territory by the Birmingham males, they have been fortunate in that right next door is …
Just over a week ago we ran a post announcing the first sighting of one of the Matimba males on Londolozi. Since then both males have moved in as a …
What is the true test of a pride’s success? Is it the quality of their hunting prowess, the size of their territory or where that territory lies? Is it how …
A lot has been said in the last few weeks about a fast-changing situation in our surrounding lion dynamics. Male lion coalition takeovers are serious events which alter the fate …
Six different groups of male lions have been seen on the property in the last couple of months. And these are non-Majingilane males I’m talking about. With the dominant coalition …