Lions Kill Wildebeest

James Tyrrell April 7, 2014 12

The Sparta Pride is making a comeback! There will be more on the current status of the pride in an upcoming post, but for now I simply want to focus …

Wildlife

Lions at Their Very Best

James Tyrrell December 30, 2013 18

A few days ago, the weather report was bleak. Days of hard rain were forecast. I was driving the Fuller family from LA, and having travelled half way around the …

Photography Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #109

James Tyrrell December 27, 2013 15

After threatening for a long time with many a cloudy day, the rain has finally arrived. This morning our vehicle had decided to head out on drive no matter what …

Leopards Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Cheetah on the Backfoot. Again…

James Tyrrell September 25, 2013 13

This is starting to read like a post on repeat. Cheetah hunts antelope. Cheetah catches antelope. Cheetah starts to feed but lion/leopard/hyena robs it of it’s hard-earned meal. It happened …

Wildlife

Lions vs Buffalo – The Sparta Pride

Mike Sutherland September 5, 2013 8

It has been a long winter, the days have been shorter, the nights longer. The chill in the air, the dryness and the mist. It is a time of struggle, …

Photography Wildlife

The Curse of Nyamakunze

James Tyrrell August 27, 2013 8

Survival of the fittest. The Darwinian theory of evolution of species by means of natural selection is not as simple as some people believe. Well, it is quite simple actually, …

Wildlife

Female Cheetah on the Mend

James Tyrrell July 31, 2013 21

After last week’s drama with the injury to the female cheetah, we made sure to keep close tabs on her over the following few days to monitor her condition. Having …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #86

James Tyrrell July 12, 2013 14

Leopards defined this week on Londolozi, as they often do. The Camp Pan male in particular, who we don’t see as much these days, was found on a number of …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Sparta Pride kill Wildebeest

Adam Bannister February 21, 2012 7

The three Sparta Pride females meant business. You could see it in their stride. Days of unsuccessful hunts had left them hungry. The night was pitch dark; the moon had …

Wildlife

No Love Lost: Nyelethi Update

Rich Laburn November 22, 2010 1 3

The remains of a young impala ram were hooked over a branch in the Jackalberry tree. As we looked up the guests gasped in unison at the realization that we …

Wildlife

A Brief History of the Tsalala Pride

Rich Laburn October 13, 2010 12

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 …

Wildlife

The Battle of the Beasts

Rich Laburn September 2, 2010 22

A herd of buffalo is hunted by the Southern Pride at Londolozi Game Reserve. After a lengthy battle, the buffalo seem to gain an advantage until the lions play their …

Guests Wildlife

Vomba Female Hunts Scrub Hare

Rich Laburn August 23, 2010 1 4

We were barely out of camp on the morning of 14 August, when a distinctive white-tipped tail-belonging to an animal crossing the road about 100m ahead of us appeared in …

Guests Wildlife

Are 4 Wildebeest Too Much For One Pride?

Rich Laburn April 15, 2010 1

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 …

Wildlife

Young Mxabene Leopard Attempts First Hunt

Ricardo Laburnum September 22, 2009 4

The Following Video May Offend Sensitive Viewers The Mxabene female’s 10 month old cub had been found alone, sitting atop a dry, dusty termite mound. He was exuding a sense …

Wildlife

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