Sparta Pride On the Brink

James Tyrrell July 3, 2017 20

When leopards get displaced by stronger individuals, we start seeing them popping up in areas we wouldn’t expect them. Old males that get ousted by younger challengers and young males …

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How Long Can the Majingilane Last?

James Tyrrell June 27, 2017 20

Once more the roars of three lions, not two, were heard in the chill dawn air. It could only be the Majingilane. Waking at intervals through the night, like a diver …

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#Binotography

Liam Henderson June 25, 2017 2 1

What are you shooting ? What ISO do you have ? Is your F-stop low or high ? There’s a lot of noise in my photo…! Is yours on Aperture …

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The Week in Pictures #289

Pete Thorpe June 23, 2017 13

Yet again, the bush provided some incredible moments for us this past week. Lion dynamics are continuously shifting, leopard cubs are holding on day by day and wild dogs have …

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We KNOW Why The Majingilane Returned

James Tyrrell June 22, 2017 22

It took me a long time to get over my jealousy at what other rangers were seeing. Being in the here and now is the only way to really enjoy …

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The Claws of a Lion

James Tyrrell June 19, 2017 11

A lion’s claws must be some of the most fearsome weaponry in nature. Not only are they razor sharp and as strong as carbon fibre, but there are 18 of them and …

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Lionesses Chase Leopard off Kill

Amy Attenborough June 10, 2017 6 12

There are times in the bush where one feels hugely conflicting emotions. We love to see big cats interact with one other but when these situations occur, they are also vulnerable …

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The Week In Pictures #287

Amanda Ritchie June 9, 2017 1 24

The Week In Pictures has become somewhat of a reflection for us. It is no longer sufficient to simply send out a summation of the previous week in image format. We …

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Is There Honour Between Lions?

James Tyrrell June 7, 2017 25

Three mornings ago we bumped into the non-injured Matshipiri male and followed him for 100 metres through the chilly dawn until he lay down in a clearing, looking about him. His …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #286

James Tyrrell June 2, 2017 11

Seeing the change in behaviour in the predators in the colder weather has been interesting. I remember Tom Imrie once telling me how the first hour of the morning in the …

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Matshipiri Males in Trouble

Amy Attenborough May 29, 2017 19

From being what was once a strong and stable coalition just a short while ago, the Matshipiri male lions are now in serious trouble. In mid- to late April, in an …

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The Week in Pictures #284

James Tyrrell May 19, 2017 9

We ran a post recently that examined the female leopard dynamics in the northern reaches of Londolozi, and talked about the relatively unknown Ingrid Dam female. When we first started seeing …

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Throwback Thursday: Different Tsalala Breakaway Cubs

James Tyrrell May 18, 2017 5

The beauty of a digital archive is that within a few short clicks you can be reviewing events from way back when, either comparing past with present and trying to …

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The Week in Pictures #283

James Tyrrell May 12, 2017 30

Written and Photographed by Dave Strachan: Not many people debut and retire on the same day. I, however, enter my last two week stint at Londolozi before heading off on …

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Mhangeni Breakaway Pride Renamed

James Tyrrell April 29, 2017 15

With the evidence conclusively pointing towards the Mhangeni Breakaway pride not rejoining with the adult Mhangeni females, the time has come to rename them as their own independent entity. Traditionally, animals …

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