Tsalala and Cub Update
Many of you will have seen on our social media pages that the Tsalala female was caught by the Ntsevu pride last week and mauled. It was certainly one of …
Many of you will have seen on our social media pages that the Tsalala female was caught by the Ntsevu pride last week and mauled. It was certainly one of …
The Tsalala female has been conspicuous by her absence. We ran a story on her a couple of weeks ago featuring a big altercation between her and a clan of …
I am woken at 03h30 by a single male lion calling. It does not sound that close, so being woken by these calls surprises me as I am normally a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It’s quite a feat for a single lioness – and not even a particularly big one – to bring down a buffalo by herself. Especially when there is an ample …
It’s not what you think. The title, thankfully, is literal. The Tsalala lioness was found moving along the southern bank of the Sand River with her three small cubs, but …
The story of the Tsalala lioness is quite remarkable. Having been alone for a year now, it is incredible that she has survived and is thriving. Because of her unique …
Lions are the only social cats, relying on their pride for hunting support and protection. Many aeons ago they were solitary though, and have evolved their social nature over millenia, …
We’re just going to leave these here… We broke the news in early March that the Tsalala female had given birth, but knowing how fragile young cubs are, no one …
Up on a koppie next to the Manyelethi River there is a small cave. It’s hard to see as the road that runs past the koppies passes it to the …
Change is the only constant we have out here. Animals come and go, and more significantly – since it flows right past the Londolozi camps and through the middle of …
Very few things can match the excitement you feel when there are lions roaring near to camp, especially if you hear them just before you set off on a morning …