![With their hallmark swagger, burly presence and menacing incisors designed to shred meat with blade like precision; the Machaton male lions have certainly emerged the victors in terms of creating the much talked about “landscape of fear” here in the Balule. The Machaton boys make up the bulk of the male lion sightings at Ezulwini Game […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/EzulwiniMachaton-370x275.jpg "Ezulwini Game Lodges : Balule’s Machaton Male Lions to be Feared")
Ezulwini Game Lodges : Balule’s Machaton Male Lions to be Feared
With their hallmark swagger, burly presence and menacing incisors designed to shred meat with blade like precision; the Machaton male lions have certainly emerged the victors in terms of creating the[…]
![We’ll never tire of hearing about the intricate web of the Balule’s lion pride dynamics. Recently we’ve heard about the young Mohlabetsi male coalition adopting the dominant role within three prides (Mohlabetsi, River and Impalabos prides) and patrolling a wide range within the Balule traverse. These rugged boys have conducted kills, mated with available females […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IMG_0022-370x275.jpg "Young Lions from Mohlabetsi Pride on Buffalo Kill")
![The lion pride dynamics of the Balule Nature Reserve are fast becoming an intricate minefield of power, bravado and nervousness. There’s always a shift in dynamics within prides when sub-adult males become testosterone fuelled beasts ready to mark their mark in the “jungle” and claim territories. This is exactly what has been happening on the traverse covering the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0158-370x275.jpg "Boys of the Balule: Power Hungry Mohlabetsi Lions")
![Times are a changing for the lions of the Balule, according to news and sightings from Ezulwini Game Lodges… Of late, there has been a fight between some significant males in the area, and the seldom-seen Singwe Pride has made a statement by mating near Ezulwini Billy’s Lodge. The tension between the Mohlabetsi coalition and […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_0066-370x275.jpg "Balule Lion Fights & Singwe Pride Mating")
![Ezulwini Game Lodges have come to know a number of lion prides that occupy parts of their traverse in the Balule Nature Reserve, but the Singwe Pride is not usually one of them. That changed just recently when one male lion and two lionesses were spotted on Ezulwini River Lodge access road, and speculation has it […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0075-370x275.jpg "Singwe Pride Lions visits Ezulwini River Lodge")
![One of the many active lion prides in the prestigious Kruger territory, the Balule Nature Reserve, is the Mohlabetsi Pride. In an area where lions are prowling in every nook and cranny, the Mohlabetsi Pride is the largest at 17 members, plus a coalition of 4 males that dominates that pride (among others). Guests at […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0193-370x275.jpg "Mohlabetsi Pride Tucks into Buffalo Kill")
![So you’ve booked your safari at Ezulwini Game Lodges and you’ve decided that lions are a definite “must see” while in Africa. Being the ultimate super-predator, seeing a pride of Panthera leo in the wild is a memory that remains etched in your mind long after your safari is over. Before departing for the ultimate safari in the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_02031-370x275.jpg "Know Before You Go : 3 Facts About Lions at Ezulwini")