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RE: Lions of Timbavati - BA0701 - 11-17-2024
(11-17-2024, 04:39 AM)Gavskrr Wrote: The actual cause was never confirmed, but I remember at the time after they had killed 1/3 River Pride males they got involved with the remaining two males again. It was at that time that he disappeared although they mentioned seeing the three of them together after that there was never any image of it again.
This is exactly how I recall it as well. I've always assumed that the remaining two RP males got their revenge.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - afortich - 11-17-2024
@T_Ferguson and @Gavskrr thank you for your responses.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - afortich - 11-17-2024
(11-17-2024, 04:39 AM)Gavskrr Wrote: The actual cause was never confirmed, but I remember at the time after they had killed 1/3 River Pride males they got involved with the remaining two males again. It was at that time that he disappeared although they mentioned seeing the three of them together after that there was never any image of it again.
Got it. So, to see if understood correctly. There were rumors about seeing the 3 of them together after getting involve in a second fight against the RP males but there was no photo or video of the one that disappeared, right??
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Robot00 - 11-17-2024
(11-16-2024, 12:11 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:Let me try to understand this.(11-16-2024, 12:03 PM)Mwk85 Wrote: Post contains updated information. It's said that he was attacked by 4 males but which males weren't stated at the time of the posting. Not sure on the status of his remaining brother.
I assume those are 4 young RP males, who recently killed Skorokoro.
Not great, they are 2vs4.
Are these the four young river pride males that came from the same river pride that the white lion and his two tawny brothers killed 1/3 of their river pride fathers?
Im getting a little confused here with all the river pride males, young river pride males.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Gavskrr - 11-17-2024
(11-17-2024, 05:47 AM)afortich Wrote:(11-17-2024, 04:39 AM)Gavskrr Wrote: The actual cause was never confirmed, but I remember at the time after they had killed 1/3 River Pride males they got involved with the remaining two males again. It was at that time that he disappeared although they mentioned seeing the three of them together after that there was never any image of it again.
Got it. So, to see if understood correctly. There were rumors about seeing the 3 of them together after getting involve in a second fight against the RP males but there was no photo or video of the one that disappeared, right??
correct, there was also a sighting of the two remaining river pride males and one of them had fight marks on its back legs.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Gavskrr - 11-17-2024
(11-17-2024, 05:59 AM)Robot00 Wrote:(11-16-2024, 12:11 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:Let me try to understand this.(11-16-2024, 12:03 PM)Mwk85 Wrote: Post contains updated information. It's said that he was attacked by 4 males but which males weren't stated at the time of the posting. Not sure on the status of his remaining brother.
I assume those are 4 young RP males, who recently killed Skorokoro.
Not great, they are 2vs4.
Are these the four young river pride males that came from the same river pride that the white lion and his two tawny brothers killed 1/3 of their river pride fathers?
Im getting a little confused here with all the river pride males, young river pride males.
The 5 young river pride males that attacked the white male are not sons of the 3 older river pride males, but they came from the same pride as far as I know which is why they have the same names.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Mapokser - 11-17-2024
(11-17-2024, 04:34 AM)T_Ferguson Wrote:(11-17-2024, 04:25 AM)afortich Wrote: Anyone know what happened to the third Birmingham male brother/cousing of the white boy?? Thanks!
If I recall, nobody really knows. He just wasn't there one day and everybody hoped he'd return and never did.
Today's view
White Birmingham is a hella handsome and impressive male, he looks absolutely stunning.
It'll be a shame if he and his brother fail at raising lots of cubs.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Mapokser - 11-17-2024
(11-16-2024, 06:26 AM)Mwk85 Wrote: Birmingham male known as 'Nephew' managed to avoid an encounter with Shaka (1/2 Mbiri males)
Shaka in impressive form, especially considering he's 11 and has almost died from attacks countless times.
You could mistake him for his prime version in this video, what a lion.
As lions age and deteriorate, their strength and ability to hold the territory goes down, but if he and his brother can keep this condition in the near future whatever other males enter their territory, it'll be tough to oust them.
I can't even believe they entered old age late last year, with Shaka badly injured, both constantly in horrible shape throughout several months, with Avoca & Guernsey attacking their pride, things didn't look good, but they bounced back, recovering their condition, dispatching the enemy pressuring them and are now almost always in top condition for 11yo males.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Tr1x24 - 11-17-2024
(11-17-2024, 05:59 AM)Robot00 Wrote: Are these the four young river pride males that came from the same river pride that the white lion and his two tawny brothers killed 1/3 of their river pride fathers?
Im getting a little confused here with all the river pride males, young river pride males
(11-17-2024, 06:12 AM)Gavskrr Wrote: The 5 young river pride males that attacked the white male are not sons of the 3 older river pride males, but they came from the same pride as far as I know which is why they have the same names.
No.
These 4 RP young males come from River Pride Klaserie and are sons of 2 Drift males (Hosi and Socha)
3, now 2 RP males territorial north of Timbavati and who had encounter with Birmingham young males last year, come from River Pride Timbavati (different pride) and are sired by Old River Pride males (Hondo and Xantsema) , they where ousted from natal pride around 2019 by 2 Mbiris.
3 Nharhu males (who are now gone) come from River Pride Klaserie, and are uncles to 4 young RP males, so these boys killed their uncle Skorokoro recently (obviously they dont know that he is their uncle).
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Tr1x24 - 11-17-2024
(11-17-2024, 05:47 AM)afortich Wrote: Got it. So, to see if understood correctly. There were rumors about seeing the 3 of them together after getting involve in a second fight against the RP males but there was no photo or video of the one that disappeared, right??
3rd male is missing since around very early 2024.
There was post later around mid 2024 which said that all 3 are together, but turned out that was old sighting.
Shame as i think male who died was the bigger and older of the 2 brown ones, so definetly huge blow to them.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Fenix123 - 11-17-2024
One of the ross males
Credits to johansmalman
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - BA0701 - 11-17-2024
(11-17-2024, 07:32 PM)Fenix123 Wrote: One of the ross males
Credits to johansmalman
*This image is copyright of its original author
Always great to see the Ross Males, or at least Fabio. But, he looks scared in this pic, maybe someone was moving in the truck.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - afortich - 11-17-2024
Mongawane Coaliton (Osindile/BYM & Torchwood male), they looking amazing.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Cath2020 - 11-18-2024
He looks scared because they all (old male lions) have that haunted look during their later years. Most will go out, if they don't die by fighting, via starvation or disease. The end is never easy.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Duco Ndona - 11-18-2024
Its just us reading a animals face in the same way we would do a humans.
We see those natural pinprick eyes with dark rings around it and interpret it as being scared, but they really are just natural adaptations to the intense sunlight in africa. We also tend to completely ignoring the for lions much more important ears because ours aren't as emotive.
Taking all that into account, its just a lion taking a rest while being somewhat alert on his surroundings. His attention being drawn by something on the car, likely a rather loud autofocus from a camera or something.