(08-13-2024, 08:58 PM)Friarfan619 Wrote: So Avoca no longer with sbdm??

(08-17-2021, 06:09 PM)T I N O Wrote:

(08-17-2021, 03:54 AM)Mohawk Wrote:

(08-15-2021, 11:44 PM)Timbavati Wrote: As far I know, all of the Matimba's were still together in almost late 2013. In fact, the Nsemani/Mbiri male resemblances quite to Ginger too. Which lead myself to think that he also could have mated with the Mbiri females at that time. Btw, great words @Mohawk it's great read different kind of opinions. Thank you for your contribution.

I appreciate your contributions as well, my friend.

Do you know what happened to the Skybed Pride?  Where was there original home range?

The Skybed pride has a territory which stretches from south of the H7 Orpen - Satara road, northwards along the Timbavati River. The current Skybed sons that were seen in Orpen Camp in the first week of August, they were with the Skybed pride in 2018.

(08-18-2024, 03:14 PM)Mohawk Wrote: Who's controlling that area now?  Tintswalos?  Mayambulas?

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(08-19-2024, 08:16 PM)Potato Wrote: Tanda Tula update

The Vuyela males began the week without much activity, and only one male briefly spent time with the River Pride.  Tracks indicated that they were moving into Mayambula territory more and more, and a couple of males spent three days mating with a lioness from the Klaserie’s so-called River Pride.  This is the third time we have seen this particular female mating with the Vuyela males, but it doesn’t appear as though the males have done anything more to take control of this pride.  As a pride known for killing elephants, I am putting my money on the fact that they may have been the lions that attacked and severely injured a rhino cow during the previous week.  Despite the vets best efforts, the poor rhino succumbed to the wounds, and this happened to be no more than 500m from where the males where on honeymoon.  After the lioness moved off, four males spent three days finishing off the rhino carcass before leaving the scraps to the vultures.

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The Sark Breakaway Pride sadly seem to have lost another cub, and they only have four of their newest litter remaining.  The pride showed up a couple of times around Nkhari, and we spent an afternoon watching them on the prowl; one lioness then got up and ran across a clearing and we followed trying to determine what had caught her attention.

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(08-19-2024, 09:05 PM)Rabubi Wrote:

(08-19-2024, 08:16 PM)Potato Wrote: Tanda Tula update

The Vuyela males began the week without much activity, and only one male briefly spent time with the River Pride.  Tracks indicated that they were moving into Mayambula territory more and more, and a couple of males spent three days mating with a lioness from the Klaserie’s so-called River Pride.  This is the third time we have seen this particular female mating with the Vuyela males, but it doesn’t appear as though the males have done anything more to take control of this pride.  As a pride known for killing elephants, I am putting my money on the fact that they may have been the lions that attacked and severely injured a rhino cow during the previous week.  Despite the vets best efforts, the poor rhino succumbed to the wounds, and this happened to be no more than 500m from where the males where on honeymoon.  After the lioness moved off, four males spent three days finishing off the rhino carcass before leaving the scraps to the vultures.

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The Sark Breakaway Pride sadly seem to have lost another cub, and they only have four of their newest litter remaining.  The pride showed up a couple of times around Nkhari, and we spent an afternoon watching them on the prowl; one lioness then got up and ran across a clearing and we followed trying to determine what had caught her attention.

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Is the Klaserie River pride mentioned here the same pride with Hosi and Socha? Or is that another River pride?

(08-19-2024, 10:18 PM)adamstocks16 Wrote: How old are Hosi & Socha now?

(08-19-2024, 09:54 PM)Potato Wrote:

(08-19-2024, 09:05 PM)Rabubi Wrote:

(08-19-2024, 08:16 PM)Potato Wrote: Tanda Tula update

The Vuyela males began the week without much activity, and only one male briefly spent time with the River Pride.  Tracks indicated that they were moving into Mayambula territory more and more, and a couple of males spent three days mating with a lioness from the Klaserie’s so-called River Pride.  This is the third time we have seen this particular female mating with the Vuyela males, but it doesn’t appear as though the males have done anything more to take control of this pride.  As a pride known for killing elephants, I am putting my money on the fact that they may have been the lions that attacked and severely injured a rhino cow during the previous week.  Despite the vets best efforts, the poor rhino succumbed to the wounds, and this happened to be no more than 500m from where the males where on honeymoon.  After the lioness moved off, four males spent three days finishing off the rhino carcass before leaving the scraps to the vultures.

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The Sark Breakaway Pride sadly seem to have lost another cub, and they only have four of their newest litter remaining.  The pride showed up a couple of times around Nkhari, and we spent an afternoon watching them on the prowl; one lioness then got up and ran across a clearing and we followed trying to determine what had caught her attention.

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Is the Klaserie River pride mentioned here the same pride with Hosi and Socha? Or is that another River pride?

Yes, that is the pride which was dominated by Hosi and Socha in the past, through while ago Hosi and Socha abandoned this pride and moved further north and took over another pride.