How Many Cubs Does the Ntsevu Pride Have?

James Tyrrell November 8, 2018 7

This is a tricky one, as the pride is split so often. The Sand River has essentially dried up for the time being, so animals previously dependant on what was …

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The Week in Pictures #358

James Tyrrell October 26, 2018 20

Again the Ottawa male seems to be front and centre in the lion dynamics this week (although I don’t have a picture of him today). Seven days ago we were …

Wildlife

Living Dangerously: The Ottawa Male Lion Flirts With Disaster

James Tyrrell October 20, 2018 26

We mentioned yesterday in TWIP how the lone Ottawa male has been prowling around, mainly in the north of Londolozi. At only three-and-a-half years old (to my knowledge he was …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #357

James Tyrrell October 19, 2018 8

I finally got a glimpse of the Ottawa male lion, as he was found next to the Sand River, barely 200 metres from where one of the Birmingham males had …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Tsalala Lioness Flees from Birmingham Male

Nick Sims October 15, 2018 21

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 …

Lions

The Week in Pictures #353

James Souchon September 21, 2018 10

Even though the beginning of the month heralded in the first day of spring in the southern hemisphere, the last week has felt far more like summer (except for a …

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Birmingham Male Lion Searching for Tsalala Lioness

James Tyrrell September 17, 2018 16

The lonely roars of the Tsalala lioness have been emanating from the Sand River a lot recently. I use “lonely” in the acceptance that it is a human construct, and …

Lions Wildlife

Lion Update: Lots of Question Marks

James Tyrrell August 29, 2018 20

Do you ever get that feeling like something’s been sitting in equilibrium for too long, and change is imminent? Not necessarily drastic change, but something has to give soon, or …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #349

James Tyrrell August 24, 2018 23

The slight rain we had a few days ago didn’t really change anything in the bush, apart from making for a slightly damp morning’s game drive. What it did do was …

Photography The Week in Pictures

Tsalala Males Return and Kill Zebra

James Tyrrell August 21, 2018 8

It was a rainy cold day, unusual for winter, and Alfie Mathebula was driving in a particularly thick section of the reserve, trying to find a leopard. Tracker Terrence Mahlaba …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #346

James Tyrrell August 3, 2018 20

What one finds over the years is that there is a continual oscillation between lion-focused periods and leopard-focused periods. Sometimes there’s as much drama in one population as in the …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Lions Take Down Wildebeest Unexpectedly

John Mohaud June 24, 2018 9

Three vehicles were sitting watching two Birmingham males and three Ntsevu females as dusk fell, hoping they would get active. A bit of grooming was taking place but all in …

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Tailless Lioness Badly Injured

James Tyrrell May 30, 2018 25

Fate has not been kind to the Tsalala pride. One only has to follow the trials and tribulations of these remarkable lions over the last few years to see that …

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Birmingham Males Brawl Over Lioness

James Tyrrell May 28, 2018 18

Photographs or video. Which one are you going to try capture? Decide now! Because invariably if you try and bounce between the two during a sighting, you panic, forget to …

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What Will Happen if the Mhangeni and Ntsevu Prides Meet?

James Tyrrell May 20, 2018 21

This isn’t the first time a group of lions has split from their natal pride and formed a new one. Nor will it be the last. Environmental conditions and pressures …

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