Lion Warfare: Matimba Male Arrives on Londolozi

James Tyrrell September 5, 2015 26

Tracks in the dust. Roars on the night air. The Tsalala pride sniffing bushes where an unknown lion(s) had clearly passed by the night before. These were the only signs …

Wildlife

Lion Warfare: Majingilane Chase Matshipiri Male

James Tyrrell August 17, 2015 34

A couple of weeks ago we ran a post that looked at the resurgence of the hyena population on Londolozi, and how this was going to have a knock-on effect …

Wildlife

Mashaba’s Cubs Revealed

James Tyrrell July 26, 2015 1 11

The mystery leopard from the post earlier in the week is indeed the Mashaba female. Well done to those who put either her or the Tamboti female as their guesses, they …

Wildlife

Legendary Leopards: The Camp Pan Male

James Tyrrell July 13, 2015 2 19

I type this without knowing if the Camp Pan male leopard is alive or dead. We are incredibly lucky at Londolozi, in that the leopards we see are generally used …

Wildlife

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, …

Wildlife

Nanga’s Cub: Gone But Not Forgotten

James Tyrrell June 8, 2015 1 24

It has been a difficult year for the female leopards of Londolozi. With the new blood in the form of the Piva, Robson’s and newly-named Nyamakunze males setting up shop in …

Leopards Wildlife

Lion Update: The Questions We Ask

Daniel Buys May 4, 2015 15

Have you ever heard the call of a lion echo across the valley on a cool winter morning? It somehow manages to drown out anything else and capture our attention, …

Wildlife

Leopard Update: The Underdog

Simon Smit April 14, 2015 6

The male leopards and their territories have been generating fuel for debate both amongst the field team and the online community of late. Which males are causing shifts and which …

Leopards Wildlife

The Return of the King

James Tyrrell October 13, 2014 8

No, this is not an obscure reference to J.R.R. Tolkein’s book. Although parallels can definitely be made between what is happening on Londolozi and what happened when Aragorn of Middle Earth …

Leopards

Lion Warfare: Majingilane Push West

James Tyrrell March 24, 2014 15

The Majingilane can be frustrating animals. With such a vast territory, they are forever traversing from one side to the other; visiting the various prides over which they hold sway …

Wildlife

A Tribute to the Nottens Female

Tom Imrie March 18, 2014 1 31

This is a blog that could have been written a few months ago. The Nottens female leopard was last seen in November and you would have to be an outrageous …

Leopards Wildlife

Mhangeni Pride: Pushing East

James Tyrrell March 10, 2014 6

The Mhangeni pride continue to surprise us with where they rear their heads. This morning they were found well East of their core territory, right up against Sparta Pride territory. …

Wildlife

What are These Lions Doing?

James Tyrrell December 3, 2013 11

A territorial anomaly has arisen in the lion dynamics over the last month or so. The Sparta and Mhangeni Prides have been operating in areas traditionally occupied by the other …

Wildlife

Lion Warfare: Territorial Shifts

James Tyrrell November 16, 2013 12

The first time I saw the Sparta Pride they were lying prone on the Southern end of the Londolozi airstrip. There were 10 of them there, including the Tsalala young …

Wildlife

A Hippo Fight

Mike Sutherland October 29, 2013 11

As the winter hues of rust and burnt orange disappear into luminous greens and limes. Flowers bursting from their buds and birds welcoming in the morning sun. The weather shifts …

Photography Wildlife

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