Lions of Timbavati

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Klaserie Drift update

Although the seasons march on, one constant remains here at Klaserie Drift - the mighty River pride have proven to be the stars of the show, yet again. Now numbering an impressive 25 lions with the discovery of two more young cubs last month, the River females and their cubs continue to flourish under the powerful protection of the dominant males, Hosi and Socha. 

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However, with so many mouths to feed - especially amongst the many insatiable teenage boys - some of the females and older cubs have been spotted occasionally separating from the majority. With a super pride such as this, it is perhaps inevitable that some breakaway groups will begin to form until these sub-adults reach maturity and move away from the pride. This will relieve the pressure on the females to hunt and, hopefully, allow the remaining members to stay together as one unit. This happens anytime from about 2 years old so, with the eldest male cubs almost 20 months, we could be saying ‘sayonara’ to some of our beautiful boys sooner than we would like. Although, all is not lost! One female is currently showing signs of coming into oestrus meaning there may yet be more tiny paws to come in the near future…

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