Coalitions of Kruger National Park - Printable Version

Coalitions of Kruger National Park - Printable Version

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RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - titose - 04-27-2021

(04-27-2021, 12:47 AM)Tr1x24 Wrote: I miss ID 2 Mjejanes on some previous posts (corrected), biggest Mjejane, with bloody face is Pretty Boy, not Toya:

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This is Toya, he is most of the time the dominant one, he first charged at Vurhami males :

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Photo of Pretty Boy and Toya, posted today:

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From Left to Right Toya and Pretty Boy, Toya is the biggest male!!!

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - Tr1x24 - 04-27-2021

(04-27-2021, 03:38 AM)titose Wrote: From Left to Right Toya and Pretty Boy, Toya is the biggest male!!!

Thats what i first taught, but isnt this male Toya:

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And this Pretty Boy :

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RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - sik94 - 04-27-2021

(04-26-2021, 07:03 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: First picture of 4 out of 7 males who are around Satara /Singita :

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They where seen on eastern side on H6, which is in Singita, and responded to roar of alone male to the south..

Theres 3 lone, older males there, Kumana and separate Shishangaan males, so they might be in big trouble.

That's a special ops unit not a coalition, that's like Mapogos but with another Makulu to spare. These guys would probably make every coalition in the Sabi Sands run for good.

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - titose - 04-27-2021

(04-27-2021, 10:36 AM)Tr1x24 Wrote:
(04-27-2021, 03:38 AM)titose Wrote: From Left to Right Toya and Pretty Boy, Toya is the biggest male!!!

Thats what i first taught, but isnt this male Toya:

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And this Pretty Boy :

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In the photo above Pretty boy and in the photo below Toya!

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - Tr1x24 - 04-27-2021

(04-27-2021, 10:50 AM)titose Wrote: In the photo above Pretty boy and in the photo below Toya!

Oh tnx, then i first time got it right, but got confused.. So male with distinguished face is Pretty Boy.

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - sik94 - 04-27-2021

I think males within a coalition know full well what state that coalition is in, that's why they run to aid each other in fighting instead of every lion for himself. That would defeat the purpose of a coalition if they aren't acting as a unit. They clearly stayed in mejaine to hold the tiny piece they seemed to consider their territory with the lone lioness. It back-fired but that just tells you the vurhamis weren't the smartest lions and refused to leave that area altogether even after multiple casualties. Most coalitions would have seen what they were about to mess with after the first casualty would have moved else where. The mejaines aren't ross males or northern avocas, they are a couple tiers higher.

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - Tr1x24 - 04-27-2021

Hamiltons male:

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RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - titose - 04-27-2021

Some beautiful pictures of the princes of Shingwedzi in the north of Kruger National Park, the 3 young Mphongolo males, sons of the famous Boyela males!
Taken in November 2020.
#KNP #Shinwedzi #Sirheni
By Hennie Cilliers

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"Apparently" this is the leader of the coalition and is nicknamed the Grumpy male among the 3 brothers.

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RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - Brahim - 04-27-2021

Lubyelubye son.
Credit: Big on wild
Him and his dad have 12 cubs to protect with the H5 pride. Good luck!

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - lionuk - 04-27-2021

(04-27-2021, 01:31 PM)titose Wrote: Some beautiful pictures of the princes of Shingwedzi in the north of Kruger National Park, the 3 young Mphongolo males, sons of the famous Boyela males!
Taken in November 2020.
#KNP #Shinwedzi #Sirheni
By Hennie Cilliers

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"Apparently" this is the leader of the coalition and is nicknamed the Grumpy male among the 3 brothers.

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I understand these pictures were taken last year, but have they all been seen recently?

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - T I N O - 04-27-2021

(04-27-2021, 10:41 AM)sik94 Wrote:
(04-26-2021, 07:03 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: First picture of 4 out of 7 males who are around Satara /Singita :

Photo and Info Credit : markkaptein_wildlife

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They where seen on eastern side on H6, which is in Singita, and responded to roar of alone male to the south..

Theres 3 lone, older males there, Kumana and separate Shishangaan males, so they might be in big trouble.

Caption by the photographer: Band of brothers! These male lions are part of the biggest coalition (of fully grown males) that i have ever seen. There were 7 of them and they were ready to take over.

The area around Satara in the Kruger has always supported high lion densities. Lots of prey and lots of lionesses make this area sought after by males. Because competition is huge, males need to come well prepared before trying to take over this territory. Male lions (and cheetahs as well) form coalitions with other males (often but not always brothers/littermates). The larger the coalition, the stronger and the larger the territory they can control. But having more males within a coalition also means sharing females and food between more individuals. One of the most famous lion coalitions I have heard of were the Mapogos who took over the entire Sabi Sands in 2006.
The story of the Mapogos reminded me of these boys.

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - titose - 04-27-2021

(04-27-2021, 04:52 PM)lionuk Wrote:
(04-27-2021, 01:31 PM)titose Wrote: Some beautiful pictures of the princes of Shingwedzi in the north of Kruger National Park, the 3 young Mphongolo males, sons of the famous Boyela males!
Taken in November 2020.
#KNP #Shinwedzi #Sirheni
By Hennie Cilliers

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"Apparently" this is the leader of the coalition and is nicknamed the Grumpy male among the 3 brothers.

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I understand these pictures were taken last year, but have they all been seen recently?

Yes they have been sighted but lower than usual near the Shingwedzi rest camp!

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - BA0701 - 04-27-2021

(04-27-2021, 06:30 PM)Timbavati Wrote:
(04-27-2021, 10:41 AM)sik94 Wrote:
(04-26-2021, 07:03 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: First picture of 4 out of 7 males who are around Satara /Singita :

Photo and Info Credit : markkaptein_wildlife

*This image is copyright of its original author

*This image is copyright of its original author

They where seen on eastern side on H6, which is in Singita, and responded to roar of alone male to the south..

Theres 3 lone, older males there, Kumana and separate Shishangaan males, so they might be in big trouble.
Caption by the photographer: Band of brothers! These male lions are part of the biggest coalition (of fully grown males) that i have ever seen. There were 7 of them and they were ready to take over.

The area around Satara in the Kruger has always supported high lion densities. Lots of prey and lots of lionesses make this area sought after by males. Because competition is huge, males need to come well prepared before trying to take over this territory. Male lions (and cheetahs as well) form coalitions with other males (often but not always brothers/littermates). The larger the coalition, the stronger and the larger the territory they can control. But having more males within a coalition also means sharing females and food between more individuals. One of the most famous lion coalitions I have heard of were the Mapogos who took over the entire Sabi Sands in 2006.
The story of the Mapogos reminded me of these boys.

Didn't the Skybed coalition originally have 9 members? Not sure how cohesive of a unit they were, as I don't seem to read as much about them as one would expect of a coalition of that size. From videos I have seen, seems they are one of, if not the, largest known coalitions.

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - Brahim - 04-27-2021

There’s a lot of mystery surrounding the skybeds. We didn’t really see much

RE: Coalitions of Kruger National Park - Tr1x24 - 04-27-2021

Skybeds where split over large territory, 3 went east around Timbavati Picnic Spot, rest where around Tamboti and Talamati, H7 road (now territory of Mbiris) but they lost few members there very early.

But yeah its very little know about them..