Figured I'd start a thread for these boys now that they've acquired some territory!

Born in 2016 to the Nharu pride, these three youngsters made their way into Sabi Sands where they settled in the Western Sector. After some back and forth with Hairy Belly Matimba, these young males took control of the Othawa Pride at the end of 2020.

The Limping male



The eye scar male



Skorro Junior
   
Photos by Michelle Storm! @michelle.storm_wildlife/ Dulini Lodge

With these boys mating with the Othawa Lionesses we can hope some Othawa cubs are on the horizon!

Monolophosaurus (meaning "single-crested lizard" in reference to the holotype possessing a single crest on its skull) is a genus of tetanuran theropod dinosaur, possibly an allosauroid or a megalosauroid, from the Middle Jurassic Shishugou Formation in what is now Xinjiang, China. The holotype (IVPP 84019) was discovered in the Junggar Basin, in layers of the Wucaiwan Formation dating from the Oxfordian about 160 million years ago. It represents an adult or subadult individual, preserving everything except for the arms, legs, and most of the tail.
The animal's primary feature is a large single midline crest on its skull that extends from the premaxilla to the eye sockets, which was composed entirely of bone, highly pneumatic and very thin-walled. These traits of the crest suggest its use was not related to intraspecific or interspecific combat (where it might get bitten off or easily break with an action like a headbutt) but instead for a more non-violent purpose, such as species recognition or display.
Because of the completeness of the holotype specimen, body size estimates can be made with a relatively high degree of confidence, despite the total length being unclear due to much of the tail being unpreserved. In 2016, Gregory S. Paul gave an estimate of 5.5 meters and 475 kg.
At 80 centimeters in length, the skull was large for the animal's size, and was full of sharp, serrated teeth. The precaudal column was strongly built, making Monolophosaurus a relatively robust theropod. In the pelvis, the pubes and ischia contacted each other with a nearly vaulted closed underside.
Its phylogenetic position has varied, with different studies suggesting allosauroid affinities, megalosauroid affinities, or affinities as a tetanuran more basal than both.

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Sustainable tourism is a type of tourism aimed at the maximum minimization of the negative impact of tourism on the natural environment and local culture, while helping to generate employment opportunities for local residents. Environmental consulting is often a form of compliance consultancy, where the consultant ensures that the client maintains an appropriate measure of compliance with environmental regulations. With the increase in the number of construction, agriculture and scientific firms, industries employ environmental consultancy companies. This industry can expect growth with growing public concern about environmental degradation and climate change.

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Torre.pl was set in 1996 as globetrotter’s enterprise from Central Europe, which is activately dedicate work for organising exploration across civilized settles as well as natural wilderness and take advanced trips with locals. The firm is traverse and explore global in scope with strong emphasis on discoveries, expeditons, highlights and innovations. Torre explorers take voyages to remote regions for epistemic gaps, such as peripheral Afrikan Grounds, Wild Orient or Papua New Guinea. Some of the most meaningful are discovering the wild africa’s montagne, live with troglodites, explore the orient and civilization, remote societies and many more. During the explorations the travellers live according to eremit-based lifestyle of locals and via the world of knowledge compass. The excursions can be realized withing fieldcraft and NeverStopExploring. The enterprise focusing for explore and records most poorly discovered wild spots from around the world. Phenomena of indigenous people, experience, developing regions, unique natural environment and native fauna immerse our travellers from Poland. Prohabitat is environmental consulting service, based in Smaller Poland CEuro. This agency is active engadged with monitoring and estimations of environmental components and for industry, logistics and sustainable growth. It is realized via worknetwork, enviro analithum in-situ and other associated jobs. It is comprises qualified team highly focusing on technologies and improve the qualit of productivity. one of the project is analysis — investition impact on environment, population ecology of wild inhabitants, wind farms and road architec, energy and buildings or forestry tech policy. Kalpak travel is swiss-origin travel company dedicated for explore central asia. This is important job for explore wild frontiers as discovery radar.The company was honored to be featured in various media outlets, so here they share with what others have to say about Kalpak Travel & Central Asia. As travel professionals on Central Asia, delivering such once-in-a-lifetime experiences to their valued guests from around the world forms their core business. They understand Central Asia inside out and maintain meaningful partnerships with the open-minded local tour operators, guides and service providers the region has to offer.

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We are working with vision for saving ephemeral species, bio-sustainability, wildlife biology and universal conservation of nature. Those are elementary projects which we inspired from the Wildlife Society, Society for Conservation Biology and their field scientists, the Wildcru’s Unit and IUCN’s theriofauna professionals, groups, policy practicals and from the field, work with folks and cover the popular culture. Discovery Channels and Planète+ work for an adventure and nature conservation screenplay by actively engeged with fauna biodiversity conservation and explore the filmmaking. Smithsonian Journey is dedicated & Kris Helgen and other Nat Geo Explorers, such as Michael Fay work for discovering and conservation of wild inhabitants and to discover & explore across the most remarkable wild planet. They are engaget within research and legal maintain of wild. Planète+ is broadcasted TV transmitted from september 1988. It presents movie docs that are often premiere, devoted to outline approach to industry and technologies, recent and past history, nature puzzles, wild things, current world events, the most crazy inventions. DiscoveryChannel is flagship network of bradcast TV american-based setting up in 1985. It initially provided documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history, but by the 2010s had expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment. We take our eyes on Corporate News from Arte Discovery and Arte Sciences. It is an european vision. Strong anchoring and control mechanisms in a Europe in motion. ARTE’s corporate identity reflects the Channel’s identity as Europe’s cultural magnet. Arte discovery and Arte Sciences take show at live, those such as broadcasts, performing arts, documentaries i.e. Inhabiting Planet Earth, culture magazine shows one more and more. Arte Discovery revealling all that science and nature has to offer with exceptional cinematography. The key of Arte Sciences to understanding the latest breakthroughs in medical and environmental science.

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Norweg Institute of NatureResearch (NATURAL RESOURCES SCI-TECH < NI-NA, registered on http://sciencenordic.com, origin 1988) is Norway’s leading institution for applied ecological research. Fields of research are the is biodiversity, fish and game management, mitigating wildlife-human conflicts, renewable energy, restoration ecology and impacts of climate change are examples of topics. John Linnell and his pragmatic natural resources management directly from Norwegian Institute for NatureResearch dedicated their work for Central Asia’s natural environment of Montagne Orient. John conducts interdiscplinary research on the interactions between humans and wildlife with a view to promoting coexistence with using non-invasive technologies and traditional work. Firstly, we take Industrial and Bio-sustainability Code of George Schaller’s legacy. Laszlo Barkoczy is CEO and Blogger which work for Biokryptos, an environmental Non Profit. Biokryptos as adventure of conservation, non-profit (501 © 3) organization composed of naturalists and explorers dedicated to the concept that global biodiversity. It can only be protected when it is completely cataloged and understood. In March 2015, a group of connoisseurs who were passionate about scientific divulgation gave life to the Orango association — curious by nature. Lorenzo Rossi is CEO of Criptozoo.it as Independent Researcher with expertise in Zoology. He is actively engaged in three projects concerned wild fauna conservation and ecology using worth work and technology. World Biodiversity Association present results with symposia under the Tienshan Biodiversity Initiative on the board online fieldwork. Naturalist and Geographer from WBA and UDSD work with mediaspace. They collected new botanical and zoological specimens and updated information on the landscape changes and the natural ecosystems of the Naryn region. OS-Tienshanica <2018> is kind of a new expedition into the Thien Shan montagne to rediscover the wild nature and the biodiversity of this mesmerizing region. Here are also team legacy of Bernard Heuvelmans, which work for rarely met wild fauna and flora with strong emphasis on ecosystems, biohotspots and climate change solutions. i.e. e musée de zoologie de Lausanne.

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There are sci-tech and universal natcon trademark-dedicated-corporations networks and associations, such as Zoi Environment Network or Polish League for Nat Conservation which should take partnership work with Institute for Nature Conservation PAN, Fondation Iris <which come from 2012> and Luomus Museum Official from Finland. Zoi Environment Network is a non-profit organization that helps build sustainable societies through informed analysis, visual communication, design and action. Nature Conservation League is a nationwide association, whose goal is to protect the nature and initiate of environmental security. That is oldest ecological organization in Poland with adopt outline from IUCN. The emblem of the association is a stylized megafauna species with the name of the organization. The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation and Wild Wonders Foundation are a non-profit environmental organisations with the power to bring about change the life and society apprach to environment and universal preserve and save the wild in frame. Fondation Iris is a french private foundation under the aegis of Fondation de France. Its aim is to promote conservation of the environment and to safeguard the planet. Missions are environmental awareness, agroecology, preservation the fauna and many more. Finally the foundation organizes or supports scientific expeditions around the world, and cooperate initaitives such as wild wonders of China or wild wonders of Europe. The Institute’s mission of PAN’s NatConservation or LUOMUS is to acquire scientific knowledge for the protection of nature, to document the state and threats to biological diversity, to implement the results of scientific research into practice and to disseminate them.The Finnish Museum of Natural History is an independent research institution functioning under the University of Helsinki with wide range of resources.

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Dryptosaurus is a genus of tyrannosauroid that lived approximately 67 million years ago during the latter part of the Cretaceous period in what is now New Jersey. Although largely unknown now outside of academic circles, a famous painting of the genus by Charles R. Knight made it one of the more widely known dinosaurs of its time, in spite of its poor fossil record. First described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1866 and later renamed by Othniel C. Marsh in 1877, Dryptosaurus is among the first theropod dinosaurs known to science. 
Dryptosaurus is estimated to have been 6.4 metres long and to have weighed 750 kg, although this is based on partial remains of one individual. Like its relative Eotyrannus, Dryptosaurus seems to have had relatively long arms when compared with more derived tyrannosauroids such as Tyrannosaurus. Its hands, which are also relatively large were believed to have had three fingers. Brusatte et al. (2011), however, observed an overall similarity in the shape of the available phalanges of Dryptosaurus with those of derived tyrannosaurids and noted that Dryptosaurus may have had only two functional digits. Each of its fingers were tipped by an eight-inch, talon-like claw. Its forelimb morphology suggests that forelimb reduction in tyrannosauroids may not have proceeded in a uniform fashion. On the whole, the animal had more primitive features compared to species like Tyrannosaurus known from Laramidia, which suggests Appalachia's relative isolation allowed earlier forms of non-megaraptoran tyrannosauroids to make it to the end of the Cretaceous period.
Although undoubtedly a predator, the paucity of known Cretaceous East Coast dinosaurs make ascertaining the specific diet of Dryptosaurus difficult. Hadrosaurids are known from the same time and place as Dryptosaurus, the island continent of Appalachia, and they may have been a prominent part of its diet. Nodosaurs were also present, although less likely to be hunted due to their armor plating. When hunting, both the skull and hands were important for the capture and processing of prey.

Tiger Safari Tours in India




We are an online tour operator, recognized by Ministry of Tourism as inbound tour operator for India. We have been curating bespoke wildlife tours in India for over twenty years, Tiger Safari India brings to the most luxurious yet rustic tiger safari experiences in the wild. Tour the tiger country with our tailor made tiger tours packages even species specific tours at National Parks of India. Each of these tours are prefect blend of best wildlife lodges, tour guided by skilled naturalists, guides and drivers in the best national parks for tiger safari and wildlife tours in India.



Every park is divided into 3 kinds of zones: Core, Buffer ad Reserved. Core zone is the protected area of the jungle. It acts as a referral point on the natural state of the ecosystems represented by the biosphere reserves. Wildlife and natural resources are strictly protected by the forest department. Buffer zone is where animals and a percentage of human life co-exist peacefully. Lastly, reserved forest acts as a virtual boundary for the forest. That being said, animals don’t know what a “zone” is. They roam around freely in the entire forest for it is their home.

Birdwatching tours in India



At India Bird Watching, our aim is project the resplendent show of birding trips across many natural wonders of the country. With an expertise in crafting birding tours that include ideal birding hotspots accompanied with highly skilled naturalists and guides, we ensure that you receive the complete birding experience, whether it is to maximize your bird checklist and photograph them or dive into a plethora of other wildlife and cultural expeditions.


Top rated birding tours in India are:

• Birding in North East India
• Birding in East Assam and Mishmi Hills
• Birding in Bandhavgarh and Panna National Park
  

Tiger Safari at Pench National Park


Every park is divided into 3 kinds of zones: Core, Buffer and Reserved. Core zone is the protected area of the jungle. It acts as a referral point on the natural state of the ecosystems represented by the biosphere reserves. Wildlife and natural resources are strictly protected by the forest department. Buffer zone is where animals and a percentage of human life co-exist peacefully. Lastly, reserved forest acts as a virtual boundary for the forest. That being said, animals don’t know what a “zone” is. They roam around freely in the entire forest for it is their home.

Pench  has 3 core zones, Touria, Karmajhiri and Jhamtara (zones in Madhya Pradesh). The other two zones fall in the state of Maharashtra, namely: Khursapar and Sillari. Touria is the most preferred safari zone due to proximity of various resorts and higher number of entry tickets, the other zones like Telia and Rukhad are equally amusing. The zones in Madhya Pradesh are closed for afternoon safari on Wednesday whereas the zones in Maharashtra are closed for safaris on Tuesday.


Top recommended Tiger Safari  tour packages are:

• Tiger tour Pench
  

Tiger safari at Bandhavgarh National Park

Bandhavgarh has 3 core zones for tiger tours, Tala, Maghdi and Khitauli. Tala is the oldest zone. Bandhavgarh Fort, Badi Gufa, Shesh Shaiya and Chakradhara Hide are a few places that make this zone extremely special. Maghdi and Khitauli lie opposite each other, with excellent Tiger sightings as well. They are referred as Gate no.2 and Gate no.3 respectively. With excessive tourist foot fall in Tala, Maghdi and Khitauli act as a breather, with a completely different perspective of Bandhavgarh. Tala provides great landscape and picturesque views, while Maghdi and Khitauli give you true jungle chills. The buffer zones are Dhamokar, Johila and Panpatha.


Top Recommended tiger safari tours are:

• Bandhavgarh and Central India Tour
• Bandhavgarh and Golden Triangle Tour
  

Tourism at Kanha National park

There are four tourism zones in which one can do safaris in Kanha, namely, Mukki zone, Kisli zone, Sarhi zone, and Kanha zone. While the first three are regular zones, the later, i.e. Kanha zone is termed as premium zone by the Forest department. Entry ticket to the premium zone is higher by 50% over other zones. There is a specific reason why Kanha zone was termed as the premium zone. Till about 4 years back the Tiger sightings in the Kanha zone, specially in the meadows was very good. But ever since the Tiger shows stopped, and the drivers were compelled to track Tigers the Tiger sightings improved in other zones as well. 


Entry Gates at Kanha 

There are three gates from where Kanha  tiger safari tour  at Kanha National Park starts. One is the Mukki gate, and it is best suited if you have booked the safaris in the Mukki zone. Second is the Khatia gate, it is best suited if you have booked your safaris in Kisli and Kanha zone. From this gate you can also enter the Sarhi zone. The third gate is Sarhi gate, from here you can enter Sarhi zone, Kisli and Kanha zone as well. There are good number of resorts of different budgets located near Mukki and Khatia gate. Sarhi gate still does not have good resorts yet.


Top recommended Tiger Safari  tour packages are:

• Kanha Tiger Safari Tour
• Taj, Tiger and Leopard Tour
  

Skorpiovenator ("scorpion hunter") is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Turonian) Huincul Formation of Argentina. It is one of the most complete and informative abelisaurids yet known, with the excavated skeleton of the holotype (MMCH-Pv 48K) preserving everything except parts of the front arms and some of the tail. As preserved, it measures 4.35 meters from the premaxilla to the 12th caudal vertebra, with estimates of the total length varying from 6 to 7.5 meters depending on the tail length. A 2016 estimate by Gregory S. Paul suggests 1670 kg for the holotype specimen, and therefore Skorpiovenator was a medium sized animal by abelisaurid standards.
Skorpiovenator's skull was short, stout and covered in the ridges, furrows, tubercles and bumpy nodules that are scattered over the heads of most abelisaurid theropods. It is shorter and deeper than the skulls of Abelisaurus and Majungasaurus. Notably, the maxilla and lacrimal of Skorpiovenator are wider than in the corresponding bones of the remaining abelisaurids, and it has more teeth than any other known abelisaurid. It had short, stubby, and useless arms, but strong legs with powerful thighs and sturdy shins over which its large body was balanced.
Hailing from the Huincul Formation, some of the dinosaurs Skorpiovenator would have coexisted with were giant carcharodontosaurids (Giganotosaurus roseae and an unnamed genus), giant titanosaurs (Argentinosaurus), other abelisauroids (Tralkasaurus, Ilokelesia, and possibly Gualicho), and basal tyrannosauroids (possibly Gualicho and Aoniraptor).