Tsalala Males Return and Kill Zebra
It was a rainy cold day, unusual for winter, and Alfie Mathebula was driving in a particularly thick section of the reserve, trying to find a leopard. Tracker Terrence Mahlaba …
It was a rainy cold day, unusual for winter, and Alfie Mathebula was driving in a particularly thick section of the reserve, trying to find a leopard. Tracker Terrence Mahlaba …
Over a year ago, the two huge Matimba male lions simply packed up and left. Reports filtered in of them heading north, back to their old stomping grounds. Then nothing was …
It’s been many, many months since the regular calls of the Majingilane came reverberating down into camp from up at the airstrip. Being serenaded by lions during dinner was a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
September 2nd, 2015 was the day on which the first sighting of a Matimba male lion was officially recorded on Londolozi soil. Although from their tracks we knew they’d been …
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 …
This last week saw the Sand River water level rise rather substantially and the sound of flowing water could be heard through most of the lodges. It was very exciting to …
At least one of the Mhangeni Breakaway lionesses are reported to be denning cubs to the north east of Londolozi. Over the past few months, we have seen the pride mating …
A green flush; with the first true signs of a wet summer solidified in the ground below us we marvel at the changing landscape. Surface puddles, rain-rinsed canopies and damp clearings …
This week was all about the success and prowess of the Mhangeni breakaway pride as they continued their onslaught of weakening buffalo… Or wait. This week was all about the …
Seeing a kill take place when on safari is often viewed as the Holy Grail of wildlife sightings. The reality of the event, however, can be slightly more upsetting than …
As mentioned a few days ago in an update on the Mhangeni pride, no-one can really predict with any amount of certainty what is going to happen from one day …
The highlight of this week was not a sighting itself but the way in which tracker Jerry Hambana spotted the Tutlwa female (picture 3) a couple of days ago. I …