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RE: Lions of Timbavati - adamstocks16 - 07-22-2024
Birmingham Male (Osindile) looks like spitting image of his father Brutus in that recent photo. Glad to hear him and TYM are both doing well and seemingly thriving with their pride and cubs.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Mapokser - 07-22-2024
The 2 Mbiri males in the 4th slide, amazing to see them in good condition even while empty-bellied:
Thanks @Ngonya for sharing this post.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Mwk85 - 07-23-2024
Second or third sighting I've seen of the Monwana Pride without Mapoza. Don't know if he's just keeping a very low profile or if he's left the area altogether. His older sons are still with the pride, I believe.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - NLAL11 - 07-23-2024
Not sure how recent this footage is, but the Monwana pride hunt a warthog. Some pretty unpleasant camerawork in the middle but decent footage. No Mapoza male.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - criollo2mil - 07-23-2024
Ross Still hanging strong
RE: Lions of Timbavati - BA0701 - 07-23-2024
(07-23-2024, 05:12 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: Ross Still hanging strong
Absolute legendary duo! I, personally, cannot think of a duo coalition who was/is more successful than those two boys. I am sure there are some, "there's always a bigger lion", even if we are not aware of them, but these boys epitomize what it means to be a successful coalition. They have also given us their fair share of entertainment over the years as well, with their Odd Couple sort of behavior, they have completely opposite personalities.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - afortich - 07-23-2024
Avoca young male
RE: Lions of Timbavati - adamstocks16 - 07-23-2024
(07-23-2024, 09:59 PM)BA0701 Wrote:(07-23-2024, 05:12 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: Ross Still hanging strong
Absolute legendary duo! I, personally, cannot think of a duo coalition who was/is more successful than those two boys. I am sure there are some, "there's always a bigger lion", even if we are not aware of them, but these boys epitomize what it means to be a successful coalition. They have also given us their fair share of entertainment over the years as well, with their Odd Couple sort of behavior, they have completely opposite personalities.
This might be part of the reason why they’ve been so successful, and also perhaps a strong factor why they’ve chosen to settle down with only one pride instead of expanding any further.
If you take Mbiris for example, Scar and Shaka are both similar personalities but they’ve been constantly on the move, getting into fights and causing chaos wherever they go. Both of them legendary duos of the Timbavati.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Potato - 07-24-2024
RE: Lions of Timbavati - GhostCatP-22 - 07-24-2024
(07-23-2024, 09:59 PM)BA0701 Wrote:There’s a cool hypothesis/theory about how and why personalities develop and are different. They theorized or concluded that living in groups is difficult and having different personalities helps the group as a whole. If lions were all super aggressive or really submissive that wouldn’t work in nature. The Ross males different personalities but strong bond and intelligence really are special. Mohawk and Blondie Avoca also come to mind as a duo with a loving bond but different personalities.(07-23-2024, 05:12 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: Ross Still hanging strong
Absolute legendary duo! I, personally, cannot think of a duo coalition who was/is more successful than those two boys. I am sure there are some, "there's always a bigger lion", even if we are not aware of them, but these boys epitomize what it means to be a successful coalition. They have also given us their fair share of entertainment over the years as well, with their Odd Couple sort of behavior, they have completely opposite personalities.
I apologize for not using the actual science terms….
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Tr1x24 - 07-24-2024
(07-23-2024, 11:28 PM)adamstocks16 Wrote: This might be part of the reason why they’ve been so successful, and also perhaps a strong factor why they’ve chosen to settle down with only one pride instead of expanding any further.
Actually they didnt settle with 1 pride, their journey kinda goes like this:
Avoca pride -> BBreakaway/Birmingham pride -> Birmingham pride -> BBreakaway pride.
But they are always around the same area (Ngala/Shindzela) since 2015/16 pretty much.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - adamstocks16 - 07-24-2024
@Tr1x24 yeah that’s right, I was mainly referring to their long association with the Birmingham Pride though like you say there is also the breakaways and their early days with the Avoca Pride. Speaking of the Birmingham Pride what’s their current composition are Mbiris with the core pride and Ross with the breakaways?
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Mapokser - 07-25-2024
Yes, Mbiri with core and Ross with Breakaway.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - afortich - 07-25-2024
The four BDMs resting together
RE: Lions of Timbavati - BA0701 - 07-25-2024
(07-25-2024, 12:30 AM)afortich Wrote: The four BDMs resting together
We haven't heard much about the other SBDM, who went north, and left his brother behind. Last I knew, he was up in these boy's neck of the woods.