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RE: Nkhulu males - Ngonya - 03-15-2024
Smudge Nkhulu and Sand River lioness in Kirkman's Kamp, Tengile River Lodge (#349)
RE: Nkhulu males - Ngonya - 03-17-2024
Snip Tail Nkhulu last week in Tengile River Lodge, by julia_altuzarra
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RE: Nkhulu males - Ngonya - 03-21-2024
Nkhulu #5 in KNP, posted today by thezamoun
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previous sightings of Nkhulu #5 by Philip
Nkhulu #4, same sighting from #301, early February
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By Karin Mitton
RE: Nkhulu males - Ngonya - 03-22-2024
Snip Tail Nkhulu with Sand River pride in Skukuza
By Geoffrey Rickard
RE: Nkhulu males - BA0701 - 03-23-2024
(03-22-2024, 11:36 PM)Ngonya Wrote: Snip Tail Nkhulu with Sand River pride in Skukuza
By Geoffrey Rickard
Do we know the exact ages on these boys? Snip Tail looks like he is near 8 years old here, I thought they were closer to around 6. Any recent word on Dreadlocks?
RE: Nkhulu males - Tr1x24 - 03-23-2024
(03-23-2024, 04:50 AM)BA0701 Wrote: Do we know the exact ages on these boys? Snip Tail looks like he is near 8 years old here, I thought they were closer to around 6.
They are just over 5 yrs old ( ~ 5.5).
RE: Nkhulu males - BA0701 - 03-23-2024
(03-23-2024, 04:57 AM)Tr1x24 Wrote:(03-23-2024, 04:50 AM)BA0701 Wrote: Do we know the exact ages on these boys? Snip Tail looks like he is near 8 years old here, I thought they were closer to around 6.
They are just over 5 yrs old ( ~ 5.5).
He just looks older in this video, for some reason. Thank you for that!
RE: Nkhulu males - Ngonya - 03-23-2024
(03-23-2024, 04:50 AM)BA0701 Wrote: Snip Tail looks like he is near 8 years old hereI dont think he looks near 8.
Hes just impressively dark in mane and skin
RE: Nkhulu males - Ngonya - 03-24-2024
What is hapening with these boys?!
Smudge Nkhulu male, once as impressive as his older brothers, the PCM, now lost alot of his mane and was seen with a lioness on Rhino Walking Safaris, by Wesley Hill
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Near by, the healthiest brother, Snip Tail
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RE: Nkhulu males - BA0701 - 03-24-2024
(03-24-2024, 03:51 AM)Ngonya Wrote: What is hapening with these boys?!
Smudge Nkhulu male, once as impressive as his older brothers, the PCM, now lost alot of his mane and was seen with a lioness on Rhino Walking Safaris, by Wesley Hill
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Near by, the healthiest brother, Snip Tail
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Very sad. I wonder if they may have gotten sick eating a sick animal, like a buffalo with TB, or been poisoned, or something of the sort. Reminds me of the Tumbelas, in a lot of ways.
RE: Nkhulu males - Ngonya - 03-24-2024
(03-24-2024, 04:26 AM)BA0701 Wrote: Very sad. I wonder if they may have gotten sick eating a sick animal, like a buffalo with TB, or been poisoned, or something of the sort. Reminds me of the Tumbelas, in a lot of ways.Indeed. They remind me of the Tumbelas too.
I think the most likely is that they feed on a infected carcass, if it was poisioned they would probably be dead by now.
Still sometimes hope its some bad luck in hunting, but i doubt.
They have been sometimes looking fine and sometimes looking awful, especially male 4th.
RE: Nkhulu males - Redroadmale - 03-24-2024
Have they fully taken control of the sand river and plains camp pride?
RE: Nkhulu males - Ngonya - 03-24-2024
(03-24-2024, 04:54 AM)Redroadmale Wrote: Have they fully taken control of the sand river and plains camp pride?Not sure about Plains Camp, we barely have any info on this pride.
But they took complete control of the Sand River pride
Snip Tail with Sand River pride, march 11 by andreamhere
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RE: Nkhulu males - BA0701 - 03-24-2024
(03-24-2024, 05:29 AM)Ngonya Wrote:(03-24-2024, 04:54 AM)Redroadmale Wrote: Have they fully taken control of the sand river and plains camp pride?Not sure about Plains Camp, we barely have any info on this pride.
But they took complete control of the Sand River pride
Snip Tail with Sand River pride, march 11 by andreamhere
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Speaking of that, I know they killed the last male sub of the SRP, which was very sad, but do you know if they killed all of the subs, are any still with the pride, or taken away with one of the lionesses?
RE: Nkhulu males - Ngonya - 03-24-2024
(03-24-2024, 05:52 AM)BA0701 Wrote: Speaking of that, I know they killed the last male sub of the SRP, which was very sad, but do you know if they killed all of the subs, are any still with the pride, or taken away with one of the lionesses?Not sure. Pretty hard to find any good info about SRP.
But they could've all been killed or just left due to the pressure.
All of the females of the pride have been seen being submissive to Nkhulu since January according to MalaMala reports iirc.