Happy Father’s Day to the Majingilane

James Tyrrell June 21, 2015 17

Cubs. The bottom line when it comes to male lions. Without surviving offspring to pass on their genes, male lions cannot be considered successful. No matter how big the coalition, …

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Photographic Journal: The Intriguing ‘Politics’of the Lions of Londolozi

Londolozi Guest June 13, 2015 14

“King of the Beasts” and no one can doubt that after first seeing a magnificent, mature male lion in the wild! They look so powerful, well-muscled and often scarred from …

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Lion Update: The Matshapiri Newcomers. Who Are They and Where Have They Come From?

Amy Attenborough June 2, 2015 16

As the nights lengthen and the temperature drops, there is nothing better than sitting around an African fire being serenaded by the calls of lions. Although there have been a …

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Photographic Journal: Brief Moments of Intimacy

Simon Smit May 28, 2015 12

The focus of this post was on the photos so I thought I would let them have their say before I had mine. The proximity we experience out here is …

Photography Wildlife

3 Things That Might Surprise you About Buffalo

Werner Breedt May 25, 2015 6

From the early 1900’s the African Buffalo has been regarded as one of the most dangerous animals on the beautiful African continent. An African Buffalo has strength to burn and …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #181

Amy Attenborough May 22, 2015 29

This last week on Londolozi has been full of action. A new coalition of lions, never been seen on the reserve before, have been exploring south of the river. In …

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Lion Update: Familiar Fourways males?

Simon Smit May 19, 2015 14

Familiar (adjective) – ‘well known from long or close association’ – Oxford Dictionary The Fourways males have been mentioned in a blog post or two of late but are far …

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Photographic Journal: How A Picture Tells A Thousand Words

Trevor McCall-Peat May 17, 2015 8

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” – …

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The Week in Pictures #180

Simon Smit May 15, 2015 9

The sound of the rut cuts the silence of the now cooling autumn mornings. Our ears prick up, as do those of any carnivore big enough to take advantage of …

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3 Answers About Lions That Might Surprise You

Werner Breedt May 6, 2015 6

As a ranger at Londolozi, we often get asked quite a wide variety of questions on various different aspects of this beautiful area of vast wilderness. For many centuries regarded …

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Collision Course

James Tyrrell April 21, 2015 19

Trouble is brewing in eastern Londolozi. Whilst over the past few months the Styx males looked set to inherit the kingdom from their fathers, there is a new threat pressing …

Wildlife

Tsalala Pride at Play

James Tyrrell April 13, 2015 7

The Tsalala pride are a bit different to other prides. They like to move in the day. Even in the heat of Summer, they are seldom to be found in …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #176

James Tyrrell April 10, 2015 10

It’s been a while since it was my turn to do TWIP, so I stuck a couple of extra ones in from the backlog I was accumulating on my hard-drive. …

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Lion Update: Tsalala Pride

James Tyrrell March 24, 2015 11

The young lioness of the Tsalala pride has a chip on her shoulder. The sole survivor of 8 cubs born to the two Tsalala sisters in 2011, she has had …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #173

Simon Smit March 20, 2015 11

In the Week in Pictures you will notice that many of my images are taken in the Sand River or at waterholes where animals have come to drink – their predictable …

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