History's most brutal killers, the Majingilane Male Lions

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A WEEK IN THE BUSH: VOL 5
April 16, 2014
BY: MIKE PALMER (BUSH LODGE RANGER)


 We picked up on some lion tracks the following morning that seemed to be trailing the large buffalo herd. At least three males were detected. We all had our suspicions as to who these unidentified males were and had our theories confirmed when they were found feeding on a buffalo calf about forty minutes after the first tracks were called in. It was the Majingilane males! A coalition of four huge male lions who possess territory north of our boundaries. They were very far from home, but hungry and with the distinct smell of buffalo in the air, it must have been too much to resist. Still, it was indeed a special sighting for all

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As suddenly as they had appeared, they were gone, continuing to trail the masses of buffalo. This left us to continue on with business as usual, although ‘usual’ is a relative term around these parts. The reserve has been teeming with elephant herds as well as general game. The bush is showing signs of the dry season quickly approaching as well as all of us noting a distinctive drop in evening temperatures, not that it’s unwelcome. Reply