27-28 February 2017
Lions – Mbiri pride The Mbiri pride stayed north, out of the reach of the Matimba males and moved the cubs into the drainage line on catwalk west. We had 2 sightings of the pride over the 2 days, and both within a very close proximity to each other. The cubs were hidden in the […]
21-22 February 2017
Lion – Mbiri pride We only had the one Lion sighting over the 2 days. And low and behold, it was the Mbiri pride! The were found moving from Buffalo plains, towards the Zebra pan area, and the indications were that they had probably made a kill, somewhere on the expanse of Buffalo plains. The […]
19-20 February 2017
Lion – Mbiri pride We only had one sighting of one of the young Lionesses over the 2 days. She was found with the Skorro Thanda Impi male Lion close to Zebra pan. She then moved to the north, and towards where the 3 very young cubs were seen, at Konkoni quarry. She eventually settled at […]
February 11-12 2017
Lions – Mbiri pride The Mbiri pride continued to stay very close to the denning area that they had chosen, close to Zebra pan. On the morning of the 11th, we had a beautiful sighting of the 7 cubs playing in the open, before the females moved into the thickets close to the drainage line. […]
Ghosts of our past!
The last 2 weeks have been incredibly interesting in the Manyeleti, especially with regards to the Lion dynamics on the reserve. The last 2 weeks has seen the return of the original bad boys of the Manyeleti….. the 2 southern Matimba’s have returned to their old stomping grounds. This naturally has had a profound effect […]
9-10 February 2017
Lion – Mbiri pride The Mbiri pride continue to keep their cubs in the area around Zebra pan/Konkoni quarry. They managed to kill a Buffalo on konkoni, which set up a nice sighting on the afternoon of the 9th. The cubs were having a field day, playing with one another, their mothers and on occasion […]
6-8 January 2017
Lion – Thanda Impi males The Thanda Impi males spent the majority of this time on their Buffalo kill at Ingwe manzi. On the morning of the 8th, we were following one of the Mbiri females, who was contact calling, and both of the males pitched up looking for her. She eventually moved south west […]
Trunked up charges
For as long as I can remember, I have fostered a very deep love for the African Bush. One of the iconic constituents of the bush I grew up admiring, was the Elephant. An unusual design, which makes a memorable moment, no matter the scene. Often just seen feeding, calmly by themselves, the impact of […]
Thanda Impi male Lions: Unlikely warriors
All of the guides at Tintswalo Safari Lodge have become quite attached to the Thanda impi males. The truth is that we never gave them a chance! When we first noticed the 2 males together, we recognized a familiar face. The Sizanani male was back, and he had a friend. This male was well known to us, […]
3-5 January 2017
Lion – Mbiri pride The Mbiri pride have been quite sedentary lately, spending the majority of their time around the Catwalk west drainage line area, close to the cubs. We had a beautiful sighting of the cubs and 2 of the mothers, just to the north of Windi Windi. The cubs are getting quite used […]
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