(03-06-2023, 12:51 PM)BigLion39 Wrote: Can't agree more here! We forget about this because we live a cush, easy life. It is very hhealthy to put down the technology, go for a walk in the forest, in nature (in wherever part of the world you are), and witness it in full effect. The new, civilized world will make you forget what life is truly about.

• The Mhangene Pride has slowly been pushing north and has been sighted as far up as our airstrip. As the members grow in confidence so they expand their territory. We have had it on a few occasions where some members have been seen by themselves, possibly scoping out suitable denning areas as we expect a number of lionesses to give birth soon.
  

• The Talamati Pride have had great success close to Ebony and Boulders Lodges with them using the rainy conditions to hunt a young wildebeest and an adult waterbuck bull that was caught right outside the shop between the two lodges. The five adult lionesses finished off the four-hundred-pound antelope within the night.
  

• With the abundance of buffalo in the south the lions are not having to go too far to find a hunting opportunity. The Plains Camp male lions were viewed successfully hunting a buffalo calf just after dusk. Out of desperation the herd came back to drive off the predators, but unfortunately the calf did not manage to survive and fell to the ground. A truly emotional sighting.
  

•  The Nkuhuma breakaway lioness and her two sub-adults have been doing their best to avoid conflict with the bigger prides in the area. On one afternoon the two youngsters were chased by the Mhangene females while their mother was off hunting. Luckily, no lions were harmed in the process. She managed to bring down a kudu bull along the river that fed them for a few days and gave our guests fantastic viewing in a beautiful setting.
  

(03-06-2023, 01:56 AM)T_Ferguson Wrote:

(03-06-2023, 01:01 AM)veritas Wrote: Thank you for your friend's reply.
But no matter how much I think about it, I don't understand.

The motherhood that abandoned many babies is shocking.
It's hard to understand why Nana covered it up for another Pride-born big boy.
It's just that the whole story is weird and tragic.
He's just a baby too young.
I feel like he has given up his will to live alone rather than sick or hungry.
How lonely he must have been...I can't forget the poor boy. I'm so sad.
I have 2 hours left to go to work, but I can't sleep even after taking sleeping pills and tranquilizers, I'm so depressed.
I'm crying so much, I have a headache.

Thanks to @ducondona @criollo2mil 

Life is hard, and always has been.  It's a shame, but this is the way of the wild far too often.  It's sad, and we all tend to have our favorites that touch our hearts, but the only thing we can do is manage what we can manage.  Get involved and donate to people you think can stop the pointless trophy hunting, or ruination of natural habitats.  We humans can spread our morality that way.  We can't change what is another species' way of life.

• The only record of the Marthly lioness was on the 5th, when she was at Kigelia Crossing in the morning. By that afternoon, she had moved south and was found in the tree that the Nkoveni female had an impala kill. Rangers were surprised to find a lioness in place of the leopard they left there in the morning.
  

• The BLACK DAM MALES (2 Adult males – 5 YEARS 6 MONTHS) These males were recorded on five occasions this month. On the 3rd, they were at Mlowathi Dam. They moved south overnight and were at Campbell Koppies on the 4th. On the 5th and 6th, they had a zebra kill in Piccadilly Triangle. The last time they were seen was on the 8th, when they were at the Mlowathi Spot. •
• A NO ID young male was around MalaMala Camp on the 9th. We presume this to be a young male from the Kambula pride but could not confirm this as the sighting was brief. 
• • Another NO ID young male was at Clarendon Dam on the 15th .
  

(03-07-2023, 01:47 PM)Mwk85 Wrote: Ximhungwe lionesses, both are pregnant. Whom the father/fathers are is obviously unknown given that the PC males, Nkuhuma male, and Tumbela male have all been seen with them on numerous occasions.

(03-07-2023, 04:17 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Marthla/Tslalala Lioness

• The only record of the Marthly lioness was on the 5th, when she was at Kigelia Crossing in the morning. By that afternoon, she had moved south and was found in the tree that the Nkoveni female had an impala kill. Rangers were surprised to find a lioness in place of the leopard they left there in the morning.
  

Other Lions Encountered: 

• The BLACK DAM MALES (2 Adult males – 5 YEARS 6 MONTHS) These males were recorded on five occasions this month. On the 3rd, they were at Mlowathi Dam. They moved south overnight and were at Campbell Koppies on the 4th. On the 5th and 6th, they had a zebra kill in Piccadilly Triangle. The last time they were seen was on the 8th, when they were at the Mlowathi Spot. •
• A NO ID young male was around MalaMala Camp on the 9th. We presume this to be a young male from the Kambula pride but could not confirm this as the sighting was brief. 
• • Another NO ID young male was at Clarendon Dam on the 15th .
  

(03-07-2023, 10:50 PM)Mapokser Wrote: Issue is that 2 females are not enough and if NK or Skorro Jr try to kill the cubs they'll probably be able to.