Skybed Coalition - Printable Version

Skybed Coalition - Printable Version

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RE: Skybed Coalition - Herekitty - 08-16-2021

Here we have the 9 Skybeds seen individually, ordered roughly from least to most well known (or photographed): the first three shots were the guys who dominated the Timbavati Picnic Spot, which was some distance northeast of the other Skybeds. The last 6 photos are the boys who controlled a large area around Orpen Gate. There were four Skybeds with the "C" brand, all on their right hindlegs. They are: the first guys had the "C" facing backwards, the second guy photographed here by Michel Rademaker had the "C" facing forward. The fourth guy photographed by Roy Craig had the "C" facing up like a cup. The fifth guy (the most scarred Skybed) photographed by Ronesh Parbhoo had the "C" facing down.

This guy was photographed by Dave Pusey in 2018, I've only seen two other shots of him, one as a subadult.

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Image by Michel Rademaker in 2014. Apart from the few shots by Rademaker, I've only seen him as a subadult.

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Image by Leo Bargiacchi, 2015. This guy had his own beauty.

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Image by Roy Craig in 2013. There are a handful of shots of this guy, easily identified by his left ear and branding.

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Image by Ronesh Parbhoo in 2014. Ronesh Parbhoo flipped this shot horizontally when he published it. This guy is easily recognisable by his facial scars.

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Image by Balule River Lodge, 2014. Quite a few shots of this handsome guy with the upturned eyes, he's also seen in Ronesh Parbhoo's shots of the Skybeds.

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Image by Lisa Moolman, 2014. This was the big darkmaned guy also seen in Ronesh Parbhoo's series. He was attacked by some of the Matimbas in 2012.

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Image by Balule River Lodge. This is the tall guy who was often seen with Scar.

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Image by Bernard Dupont in 2014. Scar the rockstar.

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RE: Skybed Coalition - T I N O - 08-16-2021

The white faced old Skybed male seen near Tamboti in 2012. Image by Naturetrek Wildlife Holidays.

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RE: Skybed Coalition - sik94 - 08-17-2021

(08-16-2021, 05:41 PM)Timbavati Wrote: The white faced old Skybed male seen near Tamboti in 2012. Image by Naturetrek Wildlife Holidays.

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HB's father for sure.

RE: Skybed Coalition - Herekitty - 08-17-2021

Here are more individual shots of the 9 Skybeds. I made an error in the previous post, there were in fact four Skybeds with the "C" branding. The first guy below (and in the previous post photographed by Dave Pusey) had the "C" brand facing backwards. Again, the first three males were the Timbavati Picnic Spot Skybeds, and the last 6 controlled a large area around Orpen Gate. Image by Retiefs, near the H7/S39 juncture, 2014.

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Image by Elmarie Malan, 2012

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Image by Marcel Span, 2015

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Image by Custom African Travel and Tours at Orpen, 2015

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Image by Nicole Meiring, 2015. This was from when two of the Skybeds killed a Kudu on the H7.

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Image by Richard Joan Gillatt near Tamboti, 2013

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Image by Gerard Van Der Weyde, 2015

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Image by Ronesh Parbhoo on the H7, 2014

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Image by Marcel Span, 2017

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RE: Skybed Coalition - Herekitty - 08-19-2021

Old Skybed male by Leon Marais from Lawson's Birding, Wildlife & Custom Safaris on the Sweni Road (S126) just west of the Welverdient Waterhole. This was posted 2015, but is more likely from 2012 - as Marais was the same photographer of the photo that Tino posted above. This white faced boy; I initially thought he was the number three after Peter Betts named the other brother number two (and everyone assumed the massive bro was number one right?), but this guy may have fathered up to four of the Matimbas by my inexpert calculation.

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RE: Skybed Coalition - Herekitty - 08-19-2021

Old Skybed male in northern Manyeleti in 2012. This guy was the fierce looking male photographed by Peter Betts in 2011, as well as by Jean-Marc Deschamps near Phelwane viewing area. Image by Jay Van Rensburg.

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RE: Skybed Coalition - T I N O - 08-19-2021

(08-19-2021, 01:35 AM)Herekitty Wrote: Old Skybed male by Leon Marais from Lawson's Birding, Wildlife & Custom Safaris on the Sweni Road (S126) just west of the Welverdient Waterhole. This was posted 2015, but is more likely from 2012 - as Marais was the same photographer of the photo that Tino posted above. This white faced boy; I initially thought he was the number three after Peter Betts named the other brother number two (and everyone assumed the massive bro was number one right?), but this guy may have fathered up to four of the Matimbas by my inexpert calculation.

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Great information, mate. Great have you back in town. You'll delight us with posts in WildFact now

RE: Skybed Coalition - Herekitty - 08-21-2021

(08-19-2021, 06:09 PM)Timbavati Wrote:
(08-19-2021, 01:35 AM)Herekitty Wrote: Old Skybed male by Leon Marais from Lawson's Birding, Wildlife & Custom Safaris on the Sweni Road (S126) just west of the Welverdient Waterhole. This was posted 2015, but is more likely from 2012 - as Marais was the same photographer of the photo that Tino posted above. This white faced boy; I initially thought he was the number three after Peter Betts named the other brother number two (and everyone assumed the massive bro was number one right?), but this guy may have fathered up to four of the Matimbas by my inexpert calculation.

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Great information, mate. Great have you back in town. You'll delight us with posts in WildFact now

Thanks for the kind words brother! What a pleasure to be a part of this crew of Kruger lion enthusiasts. So here's some more individual shots of our nine Skybeds. Same as before with the three Timbavati Picnic boys up first followed by the six Orpen crew. Image by Elmarie Malan in 2012, the boy with the backwards "C" brand.

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Image by Michel Rademaker.

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Image by Ronesh Parbhoo, 2015

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Image by Drizzle Jordaan, 2011

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Image by Kallielynette Volschenk, 2015

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Image by Glen Heramb, 2014

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Image by Ronesh Parbhoo, 2013

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Image by Kallielynette Volschenk, 2015

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Image by Mafigeni Safaris 2017

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And their dads. Image by Drizzler Jordaan, 2012

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Image by Louis Breytenbach, 2012

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Image by Jean-Marc Descamps, 2011

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RE: Skybed Coalition - Herekitty - 08-22-2021

The monumental old Skybed male - a one of a kind type of lion. Image by Håkon Stillingen, March 2009.

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RE: Skybed Coalition - T I N O - 10-31-2021

One of the two Skybed sons seen between Imbali & Hoyo Hoyo Safari Lodge on the Mluwati concession
caption by the photograher: We saw this beautiful male between Imbali & Hoyo Hoyo Safari Lodge on the Mluwati concession
It was the first time I’ve seen him before, and I was completely fascinated by his colouring. He’s so fair, that it almost seems as if he could be carrying the white lion gene.
He was a man on a mission, and was roaring and marking territory as he went.
Photo credits: Danielle Sheedy

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RE: Skybed Coalition - Tr1x24 - 10-31-2021

(10-31-2021, 04:19 AM)Timbavati Wrote: One of the two Skybed sons seen between Imbali & Hoyo Hoyo Safari Lodge on the Mluwati concession
caption by the photograher: We saw this beautiful male between Imbali & Hoyo Hoyo Safari Lodge on the Mluwati concession
It was the first time I’ve seen him before, and I was completely fascinated by his colouring. He’s so fair, that it almost seems as if he could be carrying the white lion gene.
He was a man on a mission, and was roaring and marking territory as he went.
Photo credits: Danielle Sheedy

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Looks like he is filling the empty space of Imbali male, im still concerned about his brother, no sign of him..

RE: Skybed Coalition - Tr1x24 - 01-09-2022

With recent reports, it looks like only 1 Skybed sons /Talamati males is still alive, Dark Maned one :

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2nd Scar Jr. /Blonded one was not sighted or mentioned since around mid 2021,as only his brother was starting to be seeing alone.

Such a shame, he had that unique look like his father:

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Hope that remaining male can establish himself, as he is spending more and more time in Mluwati Concession.

RE: Skybed Coalition - Tr1x24 - 06-01-2022

New footage of Skybed males in their younger days, at Ngala :

RE: Skybed Coalition - T I N O - 08-06-2022

One of the Skybed sons. What a gorgeous cat!
Photo by: Pieter de Wet

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RE: Skybed Coalition - Gabriele - 08-07-2022

Beautiful young males of the Skybed pride