The Tsalala Legacy

James Tyrrell June 9, 2018 12

With the passing of the Tailless lioness, there has obviously been a lot of discussion in the last few days about the future of the Tsalala Pride – or at …

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The End of an Era: Tailless Lioness Dies

James Tyrrell June 7, 2018 45

The Tailless female has succumbed to her wounds. Her body was discovered at Marthly Pools, on the banks of the Manyelethi River, within metres of where her mother was also …

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Why Don’t These Wildebeest Get Organised?

James Tyrrell June 2, 2018 6

Wildebeest baffle me. Well, I think they baffle themselves a lot of the time as well, as they aren’t particularly renowned for their intelligence. Often referred to as the clowns …

General Nature Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #337

Grant Rodewijk June 1, 2018 1 18

It has been an exciting week at Londolozi. The May chill has allowed many of the predators to be active late into the morning, providing us with some spectacular game …

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Tailless Lioness Badly Injured

James Tyrrell May 30, 2018 25

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 …

Lions Wildlife

Leopard Cubs Cheat Death

James Tyrrell May 29, 2018 2 33

It’s common knowledge that leopard cubs have a high mortality rate. What’s also well known is that competing males are the single biggest cause of cub deaths; interlopers and rival …

Leopards Wildlife

Birmingham Males Brawl Over Lioness

James Tyrrell May 28, 2018 18

Photographs or video. Which one are you going to try capture? Decide now! Because invariably if you try and bounce between the two during a sighting, you panic, forget to …

Lions Wildlife

A Moonlit Night Under a Torchwood

Rob Jeffery May 27, 2018 12

In the dull light of a half-moon we came to a halt underneath the canopy of a large Torchwood tree. The sudden silence was startling with the absence of the …

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Do Animals Really Have Fun?

Pete Thorpe May 26, 2018 24

Before we consider the question in the title, let us consider: do humans have fun? Of course. My four-year-old niece has a fantastic time chasing me around the garden, that’s …

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Things I Look Forward to in Winter

Alex Jordan May 24, 2018 8

Temperatures are dropping and the night sky is visible for longer. If this time of change can’t be felt, it most definitely can be seen. Although some late rains have …

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Ostrich Mating Season

James Tyrrell May 23, 2018 13

A deep booming song (if one can call it a song) came filtering through the southern grasslands this morning. Was it a lion? Ground hornbill maybe? Movement to the left …

Wildlife

A 7-Year Wait for a Photograph

Grant Rodewijk May 22, 2018 24

It was a slightly cloudy day as we set out on our early morning game drive. Tracker Sersant, our guests and I had planned to try and track down the …

Leopards Wildlife

What Will Happen if the Mhangeni and Ntsevu Prides Meet?

James Tyrrell May 20, 2018 21

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 …

Lions Wildlife

Tsalala Males Reunite with Tailless Female

James Tyrrell May 16, 2018 14

Anthropomorphism is something I tend to disagree with. The attributing of human characteristics to an animal just doesn’t fit in my mind, as who are we to say that a …

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Introducing the New Varty Camp

James Tyrrell May 14, 2018 9

Few campfires in Africa – or indeed anywhere – have had so much history stem from their flames as the one that still burns in Londolozi’s Varty Camp, over 90 …

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