The Week in Pictures #462

Kevin Power October 23, 2020 21

Having been out of the ranging team for around year now, making a move into the finance department, my time spent in the bush isn’t as frequent as it used …

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Tsalala and Cub Update

James Tyrrell May 25, 2020 46

Many of you will have seen on our social media pages that the Tsalala female was caught by the Ntsevu pride last week and mauled. It was certainly one of …

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What is Happening With the Tsalala Lioness?

James Tyrrell March 23, 2020 19

The Tsalala female has been conspicuous by her absence. We ran a story on her a couple of weeks ago featuring a big altercation between her and a clan of …

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A Drive of Unusual Occurrences

Jess Shillaw February 9, 2020 14

On a warm afternoon we set out with the specific intention of finding and appreciating some of the smaller inhabitants of the bush. The Sand River was running strongly, and …

Wildlife

Three Lions, One Unforgettable Morning

Nick Sims January 9, 2020 16

It’s roughly five o’clock in the morning and the Sand River valley has already begun to heat up. The usual chorus of bird calls is interrupted by a deep, rolling …

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Birmingham Male and Tsalala Lioness Reunite

Pete Thorpe December 12, 2019 18

I am woken at 03h30 by a single male lion calling. It does not sound that close, so being woken by these calls surprises me as I am normally a …

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Tsalala and Cubs at Eye Level

James Tyrrell October 13, 2019 13

Sometimes in the process of harvesting content from the guiding team, things get accidentally filed away and forgotten. I’m a firm believer in never passing up the opportunity to display …

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The Week in Pictures #405

Sean Zeederberg September 20, 2019 18

Firstly, the answer to this week’s Bird ID challenge… The correct answer was a female Lesser Masked Weaver. Female weavers are notoriously difficult to ID, but in the case of …

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Tsalala Lioness and Cub Still Alive and Well

James Tyrrell September 11, 2019 18

The Tsalala lioness has been confining her movements almost exclusively to the Sand River. The thickets provide perfect cover in which to hide her cub and hunt, and the game …

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That Haunted Look: Young Male Lions

James Tyrrell September 5, 2019 35

A pair of sub-adult male lions have been hanging around Londolozi of late, getting into a bit more trouble than they bargained for. I’ll be the first to admit that …

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Tsalala Lioness Loses Cubs

James Tyrrell August 19, 2019 29

The dream had to end sometime. We don’t want to start everyone’s week off with bad news, but yesterday we received reports that the Tsalala lioness’s cubs had been attacked …

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The Week in Pictures #397

James Tyrrell July 26, 2019 21

First up (and I apologise here as this post was initially published without this information; I added it subsequently), the identity of the Mystery Bird Challenge… The answer was a …

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Are Trackers True Detectives?

Rob Jeffery July 8, 2019 14

With a keen eye, intuition and experience, trackers really are like detectives when they attempt to decipher the course of events that took place overnight. The major difference is that …

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Tsalala Cubs on the Rocks

James Tyrrell July 1, 2019 23

It’s not what you think. The title, thankfully, is literal. The Tsalala lioness was found moving along the southern bank of the Sand River with her three small cubs, but …

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The Tsalala Lioness and Cubs Update

Pete Thorpe June 10, 2019 35

The story of the Tsalala lioness is quite remarkable. Having been alone for a year now, it is incredible that she has survived and is thriving. Because of her unique …

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