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Birmingham Pride of lions

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(06-25-2023, 01:48 AM)Timbavati Wrote: The sub-adult male of the Birmingham pride born in early 2020 has been sighted recently and lookiny in excellent condition!
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Is that the one with one littermate sister, that were a kind of solo litter in the sense they had no peers as the other litters were too old or too young (like year plus apart) and they happened to be in between litter? Doing well it seems, nice!
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One of the Birmingham breakaway young males photographed a few weeks ago at Shindzela Tented Camp
He is referred as Kovu and is one of the two biggest members of the Birmingham breakaway coalition. 
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A recent sighting of the white Birmingham lioness and her cubs including the white one at AndBeyond Ngala Private Game Reserve
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Two three old months cubs including the white cub of the Birmingham pride - 

There are around 9 cubs from 4 different females - we are still trying to work out the dynamic! But the white female has 3 of those 9 cubs and we think them to be around 3 months old Miki's Lane from Ngala. - Calden Smith from Ngala: There are 2 separate groups. One are a few weeks old now. The slightly older are now about a month I believe

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Fantastic pics of the white Birmingham lioness and her three old months cubs
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Birmingham pride was photographed a few days ago feeding off on a Zebra carcass at Ngala Private Game Reserve
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(06-28-2023, 05:33 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Birmingham pride was photographed a few days ago feeding off on a Zebra carcass at Ngala Private Game Reserve
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For proper historical tracking how are we going to address the two segments of the pride?

There can’t be two Birmingham Prides.  

I’m not a fan of calling this portion “Birmingham Breakaway” either since we already have another one if those too?  

What do we call this part of the pride?    The one w Mbiris versus those still w the sub adults and The Ross?
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(06-28-2023, 07:55 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: What do we call this part of the pride?  

Birmingham satellite ?
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in my personal opinion. They should be known still as Birmingham pride. Sounds more than accurate that. Less confusion for people. Sooner or later they'll join to the main Birmingham pride. I doubt that they'll do that when Ross males are around but they will do
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(06-28-2023, 10:33 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Sooner or later they'll join to the main Birmingham pride. I doubt that they'll do that when Ross males are around but they will do

Thats very questionable.

Prides rarely rejoin when there are new cubs around who are unknown to other group.
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Rarely happens, but happens. Let's see what unfolds in a future. Ngala still refer to them as Birmingham pride despite that they're split up.
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Why even so hurry with naming this pride? It can develop itself over time. The pride might be named by the guides for example.

(06-28-2023, 10:33 PM)Timbavati Wrote: Sooner or later they'll join to the main Birmingham pride
When the pride grow over 6 adult lionesses then they ussually tend to breakaway. I think Birmingham pride is too big to be a single unite.
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We could always use southern, western or young and childcare group or other typical side labels etc.
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(06-29-2023, 01:24 AM)Duco Ndona Wrote: We could always use southern, western or young and childcare group or other typical side labels etc.

Nailed it
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Ross males attacking one of the 6 Birmingham Breakaway young males, prob their son :

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