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RE: The Birmingham Males - vinodkumarn - 11-05-2017
(11-04-2017, 11:27 PM)Lionpower Wrote: Malamala Game Reserve:
The other sighting that grabbed headlines yesterday involved the Styx pride, 2 Gowrie males and elephants. All 15 lions, including the 4 young cubs, were in the Mlowathi River close to Mlowathi Dam when an elephant bull burst through the bush and came thundering towards them. Naturally, the lions fled in the opposite direction but it was how the 2 males reacted that was remarkable... They waited until the whole pride had passed them and only then retreated a few meters before they turned around, faced the elephant side by side and roared in unison. After this they regrouped with the pride but the elephant charged again and again the reaction was the same. This happened 4 times and every time the males waited for the females and cubs to get behind them. This commotion attracted a large breeding herd of elephants who promptly came barging in and then it was chaos with lions scattering in all directions. Other lions: The Matshapiri male was with 2 Kambula lionesses in front of Main Camp yesterday but today he was replaced by 3 Gowrie males.
BB are good pride males! 3 of them were seen with the 2 Kamula lionesses. Is there a clash with Scar Nose to be expected?
Looks like BBpys are very good Pride males.. and great fathers!! (Very protective about the females and cubs)
RE: The Birmingham Males - Michael - 11-05-2017
(11-04-2017, 11:27 PM)Lionpower Wrote: Malamala Game Reserve:
The other sighting that grabbed headlines yesterday involved the Styx pride, 2 Gowrie males and elephants. All 15 lions, including the 4 young cubs, were in the Mlowathi River close to Mlowathi Dam when an elephant bull burst through the bush and came thundering towards them. Naturally, the lions fled in the opposite direction but it was how the 2 males reacted that was remarkable... They waited until the whole pride had passed them and only then retreated a few meters before they turned around, faced the elephant side by side and roared in unison. After this they regrouped with the pride but the elephant charged again and again the reaction was the same. This happened 4 times and every time the males waited for the females and cubs to get behind them. This commotion attracted a large breeding herd of elephants who promptly came barging in and then it was chaos with lions scattering in all directions. Other lions: The Matshapiri male was with 2 Kambula lionesses in front of Main Camp yesterday but today he was replaced by 3 Gowrie males.
BB are good pride males! 3 of them were seen with the 2 Kamula lionesses. Is there a clash with Scar Nose to be expected?
Interesting behavior if there was a video of it, that would be cool.
They have been spending more time then they used to in MalaMala, I don't think they would have any problem taking over the Kambula pride for themselves I guess it's just a matter of when, The Matshapiri male is alone and I doubt the other two Majingilane are interested in a having a confrontation seems like Scar Nose is the only one interested in the Kambula lionesses plus they are only three and old let's see what happens
RE: The Birmingham Males - T Rabbit - 11-05-2017
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All 4 bboys patrolling mala mala
[email protected] - swtlei4u - 11-05-2017
(11-05-2017, 03:17 AM)T Rabbit Wrote: All 4 bboys patrolling mala mala
i hope they stick together a lot more! especially in malamala! did anyone know which young lion they had killed earlier? i hope it wasn't the young avoca male lion! can someone pls find out. i wish sarbi sands had a vet system like the masai mara does. i know some believe in nature taking its course but if we could save a lion why not! thx
RE: The Birmingham Males - Michael - 11-05-2017
(11-05-2017, 04:14 AM)swtlei4u Wrote:It wasn't one of the Avoca males, they were two fully grown males from Kruger one ran away and the other was the one that died due to the injuries, this was the male that died(11-05-2017, 03:17 AM)T Rabbit Wrote: All 4 bboys patrolling mala mala
i hope they stick together a lot more! especially in malamala! did anyone know which young lion they had killed earlier? i hope it wasn't the young avoca male lion! can someone pls find out. i wish sarbi sands had a vet system like the masai mara does. i know some believe in nature taking its course but if we could save a lion why not! thx
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RE: The Birmingham Males - Lionpower - 11-05-2017
(11-05-2017, 05:45 AM)Michael Wrote:(11-05-2017, 04:14 AM)swtlei4u Wrote:It wasn't one of the Avoca males, they were two fully grown males from Kruger one ran away and the other was the one that died due to the injuries, this was the male that died(11-05-2017, 03:17 AM)T Rabbit Wrote: All 4 bboys patrolling mala mala
i hope they stick together a lot more! especially in malamala! did anyone know which young lion they had killed earlier? i hope it wasn't the young avoca male lion! can someone pls find out. i wish sarbi sands had a vet system like the masai mara does. i know some believe in nature taking its course but if we could save a lion why not! thx
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Is it sure, that it wasn't one of the talamati boys?
RE: The Birmingham Males - Michael - 11-06-2017
(11-05-2017, 11:02 PM)Lionpower Wrote:I mean no one knows who the lion was but judging by this picture it looks like a 7/8 years old male considering the amount of black in his mane the talamati's are what 4/5 years old ?(11-05-2017, 05:45 AM)Michael Wrote:(11-05-2017, 04:14 AM)swtlei4u Wrote:It wasn't one of the Avoca males, they were two fully grown males from Kruger one ran away and the other was the one that died due to the injuries, this was the male that died(11-05-2017, 03:17 AM)T Rabbit Wrote: All 4 bboys patrolling mala mala
i hope they stick together a lot more! especially in malamala! did anyone know which young lion they had killed earlier? i hope it wasn't the young avoca male lion! can someone pls find out. i wish sarbi sands had a vet system like the masai mara does. i know some believe in nature taking its course but if we could save a lion why not! thx
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Is it sure, that it wasn't one of the talamati boys?
RE: The Birmingham Males - Michael - 11-06-2017
These are just a few of the images of a recent sighting we had where two of the Birmingham male lions had pulled down a buffalo in the north. Images taken by Field Guide, Andrew Khosa
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There has been a lot of photos of Mfumo recently and none of the other three not complaining he is my favorite BB
RE: The Birmingham Males - Michael - 11-08-2017
Cheetah Plains Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sand, South Africa
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Tynio in the foreground
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Mfumo and Nsuku
RE: The Birmingham Males - Lionpower - 11-08-2017
They have beautiful manes! And all 4 together...Maybe they wanna make a statement now. I think it's time they put pressure on the ageing Majingilane Coaltion.
RE: The Birmingham Males - Chris - 11-08-2017
(11-08-2017, 11:39 AM)Lionpower Wrote: They have beautiful manes! And all 4 together...Maybe they wanna make a statement now. I think it's time they put pressure on the ageing Majingilane Coaltion.
They are a nervous to challenge the majingilanes. The majingilanes chased them in their own territory.
RE: The Birmingham Males - vinodkumarn - 11-09-2017
MALAMALA TODAY: November 8th. Light showers across the Reserve this morning set the tone for a chilly day but we still enjoyed excellent game viewing with 9 big cat sightings! Lions: The Gowrie males are pushing further and further into MalaMala. Today, for the first time, we viewed 3 of them west of the Sand River near our Airstrip. The 4th male was at Mlowathi Dam. The 13 members of the Styx pride are feeding on a waterbuck kill to the east of Mlowathi Dam. The scar-nosed Manyeleti male and 4 Kambula lionesses killed another impala midway along our western boundary.
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Photo of a Gowrie male by ranger Olly Mathew (Nsuku is the BBoy)
RE: The Birmingham Males - vinodkumarn - 11-13-2017
The Birmingham Pride (the Birmingham Boys' birth pride) in late 2013, with MFUMO on the far right. Photo by Fin Lawlor
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RE: The Birmingham Males - vinodkumarn - 11-13-2017
The late Birmingham Boy Scrapper (or Tokoloshe as he was known by some) in January 2014 in the Timbavati. Photo by Andrew Nicholson
Scrapper was probably most aggressive among BBoys
Scapper and Nsuku faught with Selati
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RE: The Birmingham Males - Michael - 11-13-2017
(11-13-2017, 02:00 AM)vinodkumarn Wrote: The Birmingham Pride (the Birmingham Boys' birth pride) in late 2013, with MFUMO on the far right. Photo by Fin LawlorFrom what I remember there were other males in the pride other then the five Birmingham Boys, what happened to the other males does anyone know?
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