Duba Plains, famed for endless lion and buffalo battles, produced phenomenal lion interaction with the introduction of a new male to the Tsaro females. With the fall of the famous Duba Boys last year, a new male has entered the fold and in the process of mating with the rather disjointed nine Tsaro females. Seven [...]
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28 Jan
New Beginning as one comes to an end…..
As reported last year the remaining Duba Boy died at the end of 2008, the details are not clear, however, the guides found his body. No name has been given for the new guy yet, however he seems quite settled as a few small cubs and two lactating females were found who seemed quite friendly [...]
26 Nov
Mating Season has arrived
The mating of the lions has been unusual this month with one particular incident where one of the Sand River females whose cubs are 2½ years old has broken away and mated with the Mapogo. It is highly unusual that she will fall pregnant; however it is probably just her way of keeping the males [...]
17 Oct
Elephant Kill at Savute Safari Lodge
Another spectacular elephant kill has been achieved by the Savute Pride at Savute Safari Lodge. A few nights ago, around 21h30, shortly after dinner, the camp manager went down to the fireplace in front of the lodge to get the fire ready prior to guests arriving for their nightcap. Just as he got the fire [...]
30 Sep
Savute Lion Pride has killed again
The Savute lion pride has been separated for the past three years, due to the break-away of the dominant Mubabe males. The Savute pride is legendary for hunting and killing elephants, however, this has not happened for the past 3 years. The situation changed at around midnight on 11 September when unexpected wild trumpeting of [...]
23 Sep
Tsaro Pride – General News
The lion sightings and fascinating pride dynamics at Duba Plains are still incredible! The Tsaro Pride appears to have regrouped as before. They have been seen together in most of the sightings, consisting of nine adult females, one sub-adult lioness and the Skimmer Male. Regardless of the regrouping, there is still that typical inter-lioness aggression [...]
23 Sep
Lions take down a Croc – Duba Plains the land of the Unexpected
Essentially Lions eat whatever they can overpower and a remarkable number of prey species have been recorded for them, ranging from small rodents to sub-adult elephant. They are very opportunistic, however at Duba Plains the two resident prides, the Tsaro Pride and the Skimmer Pride, prey almost entirely on buffalo with some seasonal predation on [...]
23 Sep
The End of an Era – the death of the remaining Duba Boy
Sadly the second Duba Boy died on the 28th July 2008. This incident follows on the passing of the other Duba Boy on 28th of January 2008. Since the death of the first Duba Boy, the remaining lion in this fearsome duo has struggled. He could not stay with the Tsaro Pride any longer since [...]
21 Aug
Camp Okavango- The land of the Unusual
This morning’s 07h05 a.m. flight from the camp to Kasane should have been standard procedure as always; however like with so many aspects of nature’s magic, it was not. One of the camps’ staff members, Tau, was appointed to take a Safari Air pilot, Anthony, to the airstrip at dawn for pre-flight checks. The drive [...]
18 Aug
Savute Safari Lodge – Lion Update
The Lion residents of the Savute region seem to readjust just before the dry winter months set in, this is usually when the wet season comes to an end and the waterholes around Savute start drying up. The game viewing becomes more exciting; with new arrivals emerging in the area on a recurring basis. Throughout [...]
