Lion Pride Reforms
“There are only two ways to approach life; as a victim or a gallant fighter” – Merle Shain I quote Merle Shain as this is the epitome of life in …
“There are only two ways to approach life; as a victim or a gallant fighter” – Merle Shain I quote Merle Shain as this is the epitome of life in …
For as long as they have coexisted on earth, there has been conflict between lions and buffalo. For a pride of lions, a buffalo could provide them with food for …
On the brink of the 300th instalment of This Week in Pictures we look back on another magical week here at Londolozi. Searching for leopard cubs has been a recurring …
The icy bite in the morning air is gradually being replaced by more manageable, warmer temperatures, indicative of the slow arrival of spring. Albeit rather inconsistent, these warmer temperatures are …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Londolozi has become a sort of ground zero for male lions at the moment. The departure of the Matimba males, the arrival of the two Avoca males, the surprise appearance of …
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 …
Trying to understand lion dynamics in the central Sabi Sands at the moment is a bit like trying to understand quantum physics. Beyond the understanding of most people, and even for …
On the 5th of this month we ran a post reporting the impending demise of the Hip Scar male from the Majingilane coalition. Seen in very poor condition, we didn’t …
I know the feeling all too well. You spend months planning a holiday and as the time draws near you start looking at weather reports from a whole host of …
One of the first things that fascinated me when I started guiding at Londolozi was the lion pride dynamics and working with tracker, Freddy Ngobeni, it was something I started …
It was always going to be the Hip Scar male. The outsider. The one with the limp. The one whose calls often went unanswered by the rest of his coalition. I …
With rolling bouts of potential thunderstorms and intermittent periods of blazing sunshine, this last week has offered everything from chilling cold to unbearable heat, with the inclusion of one of …