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RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 08-22-2021

(08-22-2021, 12:48 AM)lionuk Wrote: Why 2 of BDM young males are together, where are their remaining 4 brothers? I mean, usually all young males stick together during their nomadic phase..

It doesn't happens always, often young males split-up in group, reason could be many. Either trying to hunt a prey, pressured from dominant males etc etc. For example, the Black dam young males were quite skittish and getting pressured by the Xikukutsu and Mapoza males. That's one of the reason of why they spent time in Sandringham entrance instead in Thornybush.

RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 08-22-2021

(08-22-2021, 02:15 AM)BA0701 Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 05:30 PM)Timbavati Wrote: The young Torchwood male and the Birmingham young male were seen this morning together to the north-east of Shindzela in Timbavati 
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@"Timbavati" and @Tonpa you guys just made my day with this news. Was having a rather rough day until I saw this news. Fantastic!

Always a pleasure my friend. This is without a doubt such a fantastic update.

RE: Lions of Timbavati - BigLion39 - 08-22-2021

Wow! So happy to see BYM and Torchwood YM together!

RE: Lions of Timbavati - Scar Mbiri - 08-22-2021

(08-21-2021, 09:11 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Two of the six Black dam males were seen in Manyeleti a few days ago. After a long work trying to match up the whiskers pattern and scars. I'll dare to say that these two are in fact, two of the six Black dam young males that were seen in Manyeleti and Sabi Sands a few days ago.
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(08-22-2021, 02:33 AM)Timbavati Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 10:22 PM)Scar Mbiri Wrote: Hi everyone,any information on the monwana male lion the son of BDM?

He was seen in good condition recently. He chased off a young male. Either Giraffe young male or Sark breakaway young male. Interesting times ahead
Timbavati,do you think the monwana male can reach the size of BDM? Looks really impressive for his age

RE: Lions of Timbavati - BA0701 - 08-22-2021

(08-21-2021, 05:33 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Two of the three old Birmingham males having a scuffle with the Monwana pride male known as Marvin in Thornybush. 
Caption: A blast from the past. The Burmingham males fighting with the Big male on the Thornybush fence many years ago. Athough the Thornybush male was big he was outnumbered 3 to 1. The fence saved the day. The Blackdam male dies recently and his scull was collected. It measured the third largest lion scull measured in the world.
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That is such incredible news my friend, especially for all the BDM fans out there, and I know there are a ton of those. Who would have thought we were witnessing the third largest male ever measured anywhere?

RE: Lions of Timbavati - Tr1x24 - 08-22-2021

(08-22-2021, 03:09 AM)BA0701 Wrote: That is such incredible news my friend, especially for all the BDM fans out there, and I know there are a ton of those. Who would have thought we were witnessing the third largest male ever measured anywhere?

Take in mind that 90% (or more) of Kruger lions dont get scull measeremunt.. But still, very impressive..

RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 08-22-2021

(08-22-2021, 03:04 AM)Scar Mbiri Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 09:11 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Two of the six Black dam males were seen in Manyeleti a few days ago. After a long work trying to match up the whiskers pattern and scars. I'll dare to say that these two are in fact, two of the six Black dam young males that were seen in Manyeleti and Sabi Sands a few days ago.
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(08-22-2021, 02:33 AM)Timbavati Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 10:22 PM)Scar Mbiri Wrote: Hi everyone,any information on the monwana male lion the son of BDM?

He was seen in good condition recently. He chased off a young male. Either Giraffe young male or Sark breakaway young male. Interesting times ahead
Timbavati,do you think the monwana male can reach the size of BDM? Looks really impressive for his age

Rangers from Walkers River Camp told me that they inherited the look and size of the Black Dam male. Thus, I think the Monwana male should be a big young male.

RE: Lions of Timbavati - Scar Mbiri - 08-22-2021

(08-21-2021, 09:11 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Two of the six Black dam males were seen in Manyeleti a few days ago. After a long work trying to match up the whiskers pattern and scars. I'll dare to say that these two are in fact, two of the six Black dam young males that were seen in Manyeleti and Sabi Sands a few days ago.
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(08-22-2021, 05:12 PM)Timbavati Wrote:
(08-22-2021, 03:04 AM)Scar Mbiri Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 09:11 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Two of the six Black dam males were seen in Manyeleti a few days ago. After a long work trying to match up the whiskers pattern and scars. I'll dare to say that these two are in fact, two of the six Black dam young males that were seen in Manyeleti and Sabi Sands a few days ago.
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(08-22-2021, 02:33 AM)Timbavati Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 10:22 PM)Scar Mbiri Wrote: Hi everyone,any information on the monwana male lion the son of BDM?

He was seen in good condition recently. He chased off a young male. Either Giraffe young male or Sark breakaway young male. Interesting times ahead
Timbavati,do you think the monwana male can reach the size of BDM? Looks really impressive for his age

Rangers from Walkers River Camp told me that they inherited the look and size of the Black Dam male. Thus, I think the Monwana male should be a big young male.
Yes I saw BDM next to a safari jeep and it looks the size of a liger knot even exaggerating
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - Scar Mbiri - 08-22-2021

(08-21-2021, 09:11 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Two of the six Black dam males were seen in Manyeleti a few days ago. After a long work trying to match up the whiskers pattern and scars. I'll dare to say that these two are in fact, two of the six Black dam young males that were seen in Manyeleti and Sabi Sands a few days ago.
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(08-22-2021, 05:12 PM)Timbavati Wrote:
(08-22-2021, 03:04 AM)Scar Mbiri Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 09:11 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Two of the six Black dam males were seen in Manyeleti a few days ago. After a long work trying to match up the whiskers pattern and scars. I'll dare to say that these two are in fact, two of the six Black dam young males that were seen in Manyeleti and Sabi Sands a few days ago.
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(08-22-2021, 02:33 AM)Timbavati Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 10:22 PM)Scar Mbiri Wrote: Hi everyone,any information on the monwana male lion the son of BDM?

He was seen in good condition recently. He chased off a young male. Either Giraffe young male or Sark breakaway young male. Interesting times ahead
Timbavati,do you think the monwana male can reach the size of BDM? Looks really impressive for his age

Rangers from Walkers River Camp told me that they inherited the look and size of the Black Dam male. Thus, I think the Monwana male should be a big young male.

Could you get any information on BDM's weight please. Or anyone here. One of my friends even contacted the ecologist of timbavati and he said BDM was the biggest lion he ever checked up on or seen. And he seen and checked up on ximpoko as well who was 280kgs at full belly. BDM could most definately be bigger then than ximpoko in my opinion.

RE: Lions of Timbavati - Potato - 08-22-2021

(08-22-2021, 05:49 PM)Scar Mbiri Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 09:11 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Two of the six Black dam males were seen in Manyeleti a few days ago. After a long work trying to match up the whiskers pattern and scars. I'll dare to say that these two are in fact, two of the six Black dam young males that were seen in Manyeleti and Sabi Sands a few days ago.
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(08-22-2021, 05:12 PM)Timbavati Wrote:
(08-22-2021, 03:04 AM)Scar Mbiri Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 09:11 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Two of the six Black dam males were seen in Manyeleti a few days ago. After a long work trying to match up the whiskers pattern and scars. I'll dare to say that these two are in fact, two of the six Black dam young males that were seen in Manyeleti and Sabi Sands a few days ago.
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(08-22-2021, 02:33 AM)Timbavati Wrote:
(08-21-2021, 10:22 PM)Scar Mbiri Wrote: Hi everyone,any information on the monwana male lion the son of BDM?

He was seen in good condition recently. He chased off a young male. Either Giraffe young male or Sark breakaway young male. Interesting times ahead
Timbavati,do you think the monwana male can reach the size of BDM? Looks really impressive for his age

Rangers from Walkers River Camp told me that they inherited the look and size of the Black Dam male. Thus, I think the Monwana male should be a big young male.

Could you get any information on BDM's weight please. Or anyone here. One of my friends even contacted the ecologist of timbavati and he said BDM was the biggest lion he ever checked up on or seen. And he seen and checked up on ximpoko as well who was 280kgs at full belly. BDM could most definately be bigger then than ximpoko in my opinion.

Weighting wild lions is incredibly rare. BDM was never weighted.

RE: Lions of Timbavati - Scar Mbiri - 08-22-2021

Could someone post some pictures of the monwana male here,he looks just like his father

RE: Lions of Timbavati - lionuk - 08-22-2021

(08-22-2021, 06:09 PM)Scar Mbiri Wrote: Could someone post some pictures of the monwana male here,he looks just like his father
The two Monwana males pictured last year


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Limping Monwana male (below)

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RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 08-22-2021

Skorro breakaway young male seen this morning just North of our Camp close to Ngala cutline in Timbavati 
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - Tr1x24 - 08-22-2021

(08-22-2021, 10:28 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Skorro breakaway young male seen this morning just North of our Camp close to Ngala cutline in Timbavati 
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Would be nice if he can find BYM and Torchwood male, he needs partners.

RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 08-23-2021

(08-22-2021, 10:36 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:
(08-22-2021, 10:28 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Skorro breakaway young male seen this morning just North of our Camp close to Ngala cutline in Timbavati 
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Would be nice if he can find BYM and Torchwood male, he needs partners.
I hope he'll join with them. It would be a good coalition