Lion tales

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https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-lions-of-timbavati?page=7
https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-lions-of-timbavati?page=8
https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-lions-of-timbavati?page=9

althrought proper source would be facebook and instagram pages of Ziggi Hugo (Shindzela guide), Shindzela logde, Makanyi Logde and possibly yet somethink else.

Mid 2016

2 young Ross males vs 2 remaining Trilogy males

To set a bit of a back story:
1. In mid 2015 Avoca/Giraffe coalition vacated Avoca pride and moved further south.
2. Young Ross males tryed to take advantage from this opportunity and moved into that arena.
3. It wasn't long after that when 3 (yet by that time) Trilogy males also moved into the arena seeing opportunity for a easy territory gain.
4. 2 Ross males being no match for 3 prime Trilogy males moved away, further north. They chassed away lone Mabande male and takeover his territory. They were still without a any pride under controll, so they had a rather poor land, kind of half nomadic status (with territory but with no pride).
5. Trilogy males mainly focused on Giraffe pride and so Avoca pride did not really had proper dominant coalition with only Trilogy males showing themselfs with a pride from time to time.
6. Up to mid 2016 Ross males  got older, bolder and most importantly one of the Trilogy males passed leaving only 2 males to defend territory. Ross males moved back south to again try to establish themselfs as Avoca pride dominant males.


The Trilogy males had a fight with the Ross males this morning. So this morning while we were waiting for the Ross male to mate with the Avoca lioness, the other Ross male sleeping about 30 meters away from them the two Trilogy males appeared.
The Trilogy males chased and the Ross males ran. We could not see what was happening but heard them fighting deeper in the bush. After a while I found one of the Trilogy males with loads of fresh scars on his face and completely covered in blood.
I talked to Rico from Makanyi and he found one of the Ross males afterwards. He said he has big cut on his leg and was struggling to walk. The other Ross male was seen far from him and he was moving east. The Trilogy males were moving back west again. Will try and find the Ross males afternoon to see how they are doing..But the bigger Trilogy male was the one doing the fighting he received all the new cuts and scars. 
Photo and update by Johan Smalman at Shindzela Safari Cam

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News of the Ross Males from Makanyi Lodge 

This is the update from Johan "Update on the Ross males. We found the Ross male with the Mohawk this morning mating with another Avoca lioness. He has almost no new scars on his face or body. Just a bite mark on his right front paw. His leg is swollen and he is struggling a bit to walk on it. So it looks like the Ross males chased the Trilogy males off. Seeing that the Trilogy males moved off west again right after the fight and that the Ross males stayed in the same area still mating with the Avoca lionesses."

Video of Fabio Ross with Avoca lionesses on kill:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1761710597433023&id=1463381790599240


The before and after photos of the Trilogy male and the Ross male fight. Originally i thought the Ross male did not receive any new scars from the fight. But looking at the photos it must have been one epic fight between the two of them.

Credits to Johan Adolf Smalman

Scarface Trilogy:

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Tyson Ross:

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After that encounter Trilogy males totally abandon Avoca pride. Reply