Tragedy Strikes For The Tsalala Female
The Tsalala Female’s journey through motherhood has taken a heartbreaking turn. For a lioness already facing immense challenges, the loss of one of her cubs is a cruel reminder of …
The Tsalala Female’s journey through motherhood has taken a heartbreaking turn. For a lioness already facing immense challenges, the loss of one of her cubs is a cruel reminder of …
Sitting with animals in this wilderness is some of the most powerful medicine you can get. Wait. Not just animals. The landscapes and the changing light have incredible power to …
As we have mentioned a number of times over the last few months the lion dynamics at Londolozi have been in a bit of disarray since the upheaval of the …
The formidable Maxim’s Male has been providing some great quality sightings of late. We spend some time with him on a bright moonlit night. Initially, he was moving around on …
In celebration of World Lion Day, we thought we would do a quick recap on the different lion prides that we currently see on Londolozi, while bearing in mind that …
Lion dynamics have been up in the air over the past couple of months and change is bound to happen soon. With the Birmingham Males reaching an age where they …
Iconic. Majestic. Awe-inspiring. Finding just one word to describe an intimate encounter with a lion in it’s prime is a near impossible task. For most people lions provide an intoxicating …
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 …
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 …
A single Ntsevu lioness had been seen isolated from the pride on a number of occasions, down in the south-eastern sector of Londolozi. Ranger Andrea Sithole had discovered her with …
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 are tough. Resilient, hardcore, strong. This is in no way anthropomorphizing. Those are not exclusively human traits. Those are facts. Lions are as tough as nails, simply because they …
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 …
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 …
The Birmingham males now seem to be firmly established as the dominant male coalition on Londolozi, despite not really venturing into the northern sectors of the reserve yet. Although other …