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RE: The Matshapiri Males - Tshokwane - 05-29-2017 Matshipiri Males in Trouble: by Amy Attenborough. From being what was once a strong and stable coalition just a short while ago, the Matshipiri male lions are now in serious trouble. In mid- to late April, in an unknown incident, one of the Matshipiri males broke his leg and since then his condition has been deteriorating. Moving with his brother and spending time with the Ntsevu pride had been his saving grace though because it had meant that he has had meat provided for him. That was until about a week ago. The first encounter happened in southern Dudley on the 20th May on the banks of the Sand River, where two young, unknown males chased the Matshipiri males north through their territory. We saw only a single Matshipiri male that morning heading north and roaring constantly, with the calls of the two other males further south and east of him. It seemed in this encounter the older males managed to get away unscathed. We became aware of the second encounter when we heard the bellowing roars of these coalitions all the way from camp on the morning of the 23rd. Shaun D’Araujo and Elmon Mhlongo traced these calls to central Londolozi and found two young males lions that none of us had ever seen before. The male with the broken back leg was seen lying close to our eastern boundary, about mid-way along. He was incredibly lucky that it wasn’t him who had been spotted by these newcomers as he would have been unable to escape in his weakened state. The following morning, the tracks showed that the healthier Matshipiri male had done a massive loop to the east of Londolozi during the night, gone south by a number of kilometres where he was met again by the newcomers. Trackers, Freddy Ngobeni and Sersant Sibuyi did an amazing job of piecing together what happened during the night based on the tracks left behind. One of the Ntsevu lionesses is submissive towards the two new males. The youth of this new coalition is evidenced by their significantly smaller manes than the Matshipiri males whom they have been chasing. Photograph by James Tyrrell. *This image is copyright of its original author The Matshipiri male was also found much further north of this but he was far worse off. He was bleeding profusely from the face and had been bitten badly on his back. Route of uninjured Matshipiri male over last few days. Light blue: First witnessed chase of Matshipiri by new coalition. Red: Site of altercation described in video. Fur from mane and bloodstains. Green: Position on morning after serious altercation of Green dot. Dark Blue: Matshipiri position as of two days ago. *This image is copyright of its original author This male was seen again on the afternoon of the 27th in the Sand River to the east of our camps. Despite being a bit bruised and battered, he doesn’t seem to have sustained any life threatening injuries. His brother with the broken leg was also seen on that same afternoon. He is incredibly thin at the moment and was seen chasing a male cheetah. It is quite possible that he was hoping the cheetah had a kill that he could rob but unfortunately for him this was not the case. We did see him manage to run a few paces on his broken leg but once the cheetah had moved off, he collapsed in some shade to rest. Although these animals have an amazing amount of resilience and tend to bounce back from some seemingly dire situations, his condition doesn’t bode well. In an attempt to chase a cheetah, the injured Matshipiri male can be seen limping heavily as he puts pressure on his clearly broken leg. His gaunt frame and protruding ribs are clearly evident here. Photograph by Amy Attenborough. *This image is copyright of its original author Bite wounds can clearly be seen on his rump and flanks here, evidence of a run-in with the new males. Photograph by Amy Attenborough *This image is copyright of its original author In a slight turn of events the two Matshipiris were seen again this morning, this time together. Last night the Tsalala Pride killed a wildebeest and when the kill was discovered by some hyenas, they began to call in other members of the clan to help chase the pride off the kill. The noise and commotion they caused drew the attention of the two Matshipiri males who were able to chase the pride off the kill and feast on it themselves. We did not see the male with the broken leg move at all so we can’t be sure how his leg is working. His brother is looking healthy though, apart from a few deep scratches and bite marks to his face and back. Evidence of the encounter this ‘healthier’ Matshipiri male had with the new coalition. Photograph by Nick Kleer *This image is copyright of its original author The worst of the injuries seem to be a puncture wound below his eye and one on his back but despite appearances he should make a full recovery. Photograph by Nick Kleer *This image is copyright of its original author RE: The Matshapiri Males - sik94 - 05-29-2017 On one of the facebook pages I read that the matshpiri male had an injury on his leg but didn't say that it was actually broken. If it is broken then the other matshpiri will have a very hard time defending this territory with all these coalitions around. Hopefully it's a recoverable injury and they get through this. RE: The Matshapiri Males - bdg79 - 05-29-2017 An injury makes the difference between life and death. If both Matashpiri males were healthy the newcomers would have tough times escape from the encounter. RE: The Matshapiri Males - Chris - 05-30-2017 This a great opportunity for the matimbas come back get their territory back because the matshiphri male is injured means one male vs them and the new coalition is very young. RE: The Matshapiri Males - stoja9 - 05-31-2017 I would hardly say those hyenas are intimidating those two males. The hyenas aren't even moving and the two lions look like they couldn't give two fucks about them... RE: The Matshapiri Males - Spalea - 05-31-2017 @ About #170: yes ! The tittle of this video (#166) is clearly excessive. RE: The Matshapiri Males - Chris - 06-02-2017 The matshiphri males are the sons of the mapogo males and they come from the Ottawa pride. RE: The Matshapiri Males - leocrest - 06-02-2017 Maybe it's just me, but I don't think that is factual^. RE: The Matshapiri Males - LionKiss - 06-02-2017 (06-02-2017, 12:37 AM)Chris Wrote: The matshiphri males are the sons of the mapogo males and they come from the Ottawa pride. This is wrong, the Matshapiri were born in 2010, the 2 Othawa/mapogo males were born in 2007 RE: The Matshapiri Males - sik94 - 06-02-2017 And the matimbas are their grandsons. RE: The Matshapiri Males - T Rabbit - 06-02-2017 The matshapiri males could really be in trouble. The avoca males arent the only ones Who are entering at mala mala but the mantimahles and the mhangenis and the talamati were sighted there too. The mantis are chasing the fourways and spartas and looks like they killed already one of the the tsalala cubs. RE: The Matshapiri Males - Lionpower - 06-02-2017 MALAMALA TODAY: "The Matshapiri males are on the ropes, will they bounce back or will the young, opportunistic Avoca males rise to the occasion? What will happen to the Kambula lionesses' cubs? The Mantimahle males have shown interest in the central and southern parts of our property in which the Fourways and Eyrefield prides roam- they've already killed a cub of the latter." Which male coaltion dominates the Fourways and Eyrefield prides? Do this prides have another name too? RE: The Matshapiri Males - T Rabbit - 06-03-2017 (06-02-2017, 11:17 AM)Lionpower Wrote: MALAMALA TODAY: "The Matshapiri males are on the ropes, will they bounce back or will the young, opportunistic Avoca males rise to the occasion? What will happen to the Kambula lionesses' cubs? The Mantimahle males have shown interest in the central and southern parts of our property in which the Fourways and Eyrefield prides roam- they've already killed a cub of the latter." the matshapiri are the dominant males of the fourways and eyrefield prides. the eyrefield pride is also known as sparta pride. these 2 prides sired cubs with the matshapiris and they are run risk with the arrived of avocas and mantimahles. the mhangeni breakway pride, who mala mala call as kambula pride, sired recently cubs of the matshapiris too and the avocas are looking for the den to kill them. that is the dramatic situation. the mala mala report of today not sighted any matshapiris there, only the avocas and the mhangenis. maybe the matshapiri give up about the territory already and the lionesses are by their own. RE: The Matshapiri Males - Chris - 06-03-2017 (06-02-2017, 03:44 AM)sik94 Wrote: And the matimbas are their grandsons. How are they their grandsons? RE: The Matshapiri Males - sik94 - 06-03-2017 They are not, I was being sarcastic. |