Hold the air traffic – there’s a lion on the airstrip!

This is one of those things you would only hear about in Africa, where rumours of pet elephants and lions in the garden circulate the globe. We landed with Major Blue Air in the blissfully jolty fashion that shook us out of a mesmerised state after having flown over this epic World Heritage Site in […]

A Lioness Stalking Warthogs in the Okavango Panhandle

The long, green grass of the well-watered Okavango River Panhandle is ideal for hiding the slinking silhouette of a lioness huntress out on the prowl for her dinner. She drops low into the grass and tries to disguise her form and get as close as possible before charging out of the bush, targeting her prey. […]

Hanging with the lions of the Savuti

Recently at Camp Savuti, wildlife photographer Kevin MacLaughlin captured this delightful series of pictures that would make any lion lover jealous. A pride of playful lion cubs gallivanted in the Savuti marshland, not a care in the world for the awed onlookers who were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right […]

Lioness and cubs with a giraffe kill at Mapula

The lions of the Okavango Delta have been documented many times with special focus tuning to their unbelievable strength and learned ability to hunt in water. In Dereck and Beverly Joubert’s film for National Geographic – The Last Lions – a lone mother lioness has to learn to take down buffalo alone. It is an […]

Video of the Lion Trilogy After Charging Vehicle

Mike Lentz, together with Dave Jackson, took this video of the Trilogy of lions. The video was taken shortly after one of the lions charged the nThambo game vehicle. In the video we can hear Mike and Isaac discussing the Trilogy and the pride dynamics. Fantastic to hear their opinions captured on video with the […]

Videos: Trilogy of Lions and the Ross Pride

And here we have it. Finally – the “Trilogy” of male lions that have been threatening the Ross Pride have been caught on video. Look at the size and stature of them ! Dave Jackson and ranger Kevin Maclaughlin managed to get up close and personal with them. You will notice Chuck and Larry (sub-adult […]

Video of the Southern Pride of Lions in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve

When Dave Jackson spent time at Umkumbe Safari Lodge in January this year, in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve, he was lucky enough to video the famous southern pride of lions. The mega-pride has grown in size and is currently 28 members strong. Four of the females gave birth to 12 new cubs and […]

Ross Pride: The Bad’s Antics Caught on Camera

The Ross Pride are the dominant pride of lions that traverse the surrounding area of Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp. There are two males that have become famous and have quite a few fans. They’re affectionately known as the “Good” and the “Bad”.  Much like the Twilight movies, you choose a team. Personally, […]