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RE: Lions of Timbavati - Horizon - 11-06-2022
If lions don’t form groupings, it’s hard to compete with Hyena clans.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - BA0701 - 11-06-2022
(11-06-2022, 09:20 AM)criollo2mil Wrote: “ Saw the biggest male lion, his call to his brother was so loud too! We had the best guides!! Saw the big 5, and just about every animal out there! They put us so close to everything all the time it was amazing!! Hard to top that start to a honeymoon, but winelands and much more fun in south Africa to come with @caylala12 “
Speaking of Shaka, we've seen a lot of videos of Scar lately, but have heard very little of Shaka. Any word on what's been going on with him?
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Potato - 11-07-2022
RE: Lions of Timbavati - criollo2mil - 11-07-2022
(11-06-2022, 09:57 PM)BA0701 Wrote:(11-06-2022, 09:20 AM)criollo2mil Wrote: “ Saw the biggest male lion, his call to his brother was so loud too! We had the best guides!! Saw the big 5, and just about every animal out there! They put us so close to everything all the time it was amazing!! Hard to top that start to a honeymoon, but winelands and much more fun in south Africa to come with @caylala12 “
Speaking of Shaka, we've seen a lot of videos of Scar lately, but have heard very little of Shaka. Any word on what's been going on with him?
Here’s Shaka in slide 3
W the Birminghams
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Potato - 11-07-2022
Tanda Tula update
It appears, whilst the Giraffe Pride didn’t return in my absence, I did miss out on some good game viewing. I actually brought my family and friends for a little drive at Tanda Tula during my time off and we had a great morning out – starting late in the morning I was spoilt for choice with wild dogs, leopards, and lions on a zebra kill all being found close to one another. Instead, I opted to head east and see if the two cheetah brothers or Mayambula Pride had returned (both had been seen just east of our concession the days before), but neither showed so I had to settle for rhinos, elephants, and time with the Sark Breakaway Pride and their five “cubs” as they rested off near their zebra kill close to our western boundary. It was our first time seeing these youngsters in the Timbavati as the pride have been spending all of their time in the Klaserie.
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The Mayambula pride returned to the area after a two-week absence, and after spending time close to Tanda Tula Safari Camp moved a little to the north where we caught up with some very fat-bellied members of the pride, including the six small cubs all begging for more food. The mothers seemed more intent on locating the rest of the pride and we left them to it. The rains the next day made keeping track of the pride a little more difficult, but the lionesses, males, and sub-adults were found close to Nkhari late one afternoon, and we decided to follow up on them the next morning after another rainy night, and once more found a bunch of bulging bellies lying around and enjoying the cooler weather. With their hunting success, the pride didn’t move too far that night and the next morning they were making their way toward Marco’s Dam. It was our first sighting of the majority of the pride on the move, and we got to see the injured lioness that Tristan had referred to last week. It has been a relief to see that this young lioness has begun moving with the pride; reports were that after she injured her front left leg, she simply sat at a waterhole for several days as the pride moved off, and I didn’t think we would see her again. Despite this good news, the lioness is still far from fine. She can barely put any pressure on her massively swollen leg, and without any external injuries visible, we can only assume that there is some massive internal damage. Considering she has been like this for two weeks now and it isn’t getting noticeably better, we can assume that the injury may be a fracture in her leg bones (but then, I am no vet). For now, despite the difficulty of walking with three legs, the lioness is keeping pace with the pride and can get regular meals from them. With a great deal of luck, maybe she will be able to give the leg enough rest for her body to heal itself and maybe, just maybe, she can make a recovery. Towards the end of the week, the young cubs re-joined the pride, but only four of the six were present which was a bit worrying, but time will tell if something has happened to the others, or if they were just left hidden somewhere else.
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The Giraffe Pride seems to have returned to old habits and didn’t show themselves yet again, but reports were received that they were on another dead buffalo carcass, but these claims weren’t substantiated. In their absence, Tristan and Jack did manage to find the five Vuyela males one evening and they were in the heart of Giraffe Pride territory. This is the first time we have seen these males move into this area, but fortunately for the Giraffe Pride, by the next morning, these impressive males had moved back north into Klaserie. Four of the six Birmingham Breakaways spent some more time in the area and were found with a buffalo kill in our north-western corner during the week.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - BA0701 - 11-08-2022
(11-07-2022, 11:40 PM)criollo2mil Wrote:(11-06-2022, 09:57 PM)BA0701 Wrote:(11-06-2022, 09:20 AM)criollo2mil Wrote: “ Saw the biggest male lion, his call to his brother was so loud too! We had the best guides!! Saw the big 5, and just about every animal out there! They put us so close to everything all the time it was amazing!! Hard to top that start to a honeymoon, but winelands and much more fun in south Africa to come with @caylala12 “
Speaking of Shaka, we've seen a lot of videos of Scar lately, but have heard very little of Shaka. Any word on what's been going on with him?
Here’s Shaka in slide 3
W the Birminghams
Thank you for this update my friend! Good to see him doing well. Strange happenings with the Birmingham Pride right now, we see images of both the Mbiri males with members of the pride, then the Ross Males with other members, so it doesn't seem that a takeover has happened, but we also don't see the Ross Males aggressively trying to expel the intruders either.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - kobe8jf1234 - 11-08-2022
(11-08-2022, 12:00 AM)BA0701 Wrote:(11-07-2022, 11:40 PM)criollo2mil Wrote:(11-06-2022, 09:57 PM)BA0701 Wrote:(11-06-2022, 09:20 AM)criollo2mil Wrote: “ Saw the biggest male lion, his call to his brother was so loud too! We had the best guides!! Saw the big 5, and just about every animal out there! They put us so close to everything all the time it was amazing!! Hard to top that start to a honeymoon, but winelands and much more fun in south Africa to come with @caylala12 “
Speaking of Shaka, we've seen a lot of videos of Scar lately, but have heard very little of Shaka. Any word on what's been going on with him?
Here’s Shaka in slide 3
W the Birminghams
Thank you for this update my friend! Good to see him doing well. Strange happenings with the Birmingham Pride right now, we see images of both the Mbiri males with members of the pride, then the Ross Males with other members, so it doesn't seem that a takeover has happened, but we also don't see the Ross Males aggressively trying to expel the intruders either.
shaka is looking good he look like total diffreent lion with the mane
RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 11-08-2022
A recent sighting of Xantshema,1/2 old River pride males at Tulela
Photo credits: Werner Miller
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - criollo2mil - 11-08-2022
(11-08-2022, 12:00 AM)BA0701 Wrote:(11-07-2022, 11:40 PM)criollo2mil Wrote:(11-06-2022, 09:57 PM)BA0701 Wrote:(11-06-2022, 09:20 AM)criollo2mil Wrote: “ Saw the biggest male lion, his call to his brother was so loud too! We had the best guides!! Saw the big 5, and just about every animal out there! They put us so close to everything all the time it was amazing!! Hard to top that start to a honeymoon, but winelands and much more fun in south Africa to come with @caylala12 “
Speaking of Shaka, we've seen a lot of videos of Scar lately, but have heard very little of Shaka. Any word on what's been going on with him?
Here’s Shaka in slide 3
W the Birminghams
Thank you for this update my friend! Good to see him doing well. Strange happenings with the Birmingham Pride right now, we see images of both the Mbiri males with members of the pride, then the Ross Males with other members, so it doesn't seem that a takeover has happened, but we also don't see the Ross Males aggressively trying to expel the intruders either.
Seems the Birmingham Pride has split into the two groups:
One group of the YBM sister, the white princess and her siblings. This group is with the Mbiri.
Second group is the main Pride with White Dot, The Red Road Sisters with all of the younger cubs/subs. This group is with The Ross and The Male Subs come and go.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - BA0701 - 11-08-2022
(11-08-2022, 06:29 PM)criollo2mil Wrote:(11-08-2022, 12:00 AM)BA0701 Wrote:(11-07-2022, 11:40 PM)criollo2mil Wrote:(11-06-2022, 09:57 PM)BA0701 Wrote:(11-06-2022, 09:20 AM)criollo2mil Wrote: “ Saw the biggest male lion, his call to his brother was so loud too! We had the best guides!! Saw the big 5, and just about every animal out there! They put us so close to everything all the time it was amazing!! Hard to top that start to a honeymoon, but winelands and much more fun in south Africa to come with @caylala12 “
Speaking of Shaka, we've seen a lot of videos of Scar lately, but have heard very little of Shaka. Any word on what's been going on with him?
Here’s Shaka in slide 3
W the Birminghams
Thank you for this update my friend! Good to see him doing well. Strange happenings with the Birmingham Pride right now, we see images of both the Mbiri males with members of the pride, then the Ross Males with other members, so it doesn't seem that a takeover has happened, but we also don't see the Ross Males aggressively trying to expel the intruders either.
Seems the Birmingham Pride has split into the two groups:
One group of the YBM sister, the white princess and her siblings. This group is with the Mbiri.
Second group is the main Pride with White Dot, The Red Road Sisters with all of the younger cubs/subs. This group is with The Ross and The Male Subs come and go.
So, I guess we call them Birmingham Breakaway 2?
RE: Lions of Timbavati - DARK MANE - 11-08-2022
And which coalition control Birmingham breakaway pride?
RE: Lions of Timbavati - criollo2mil - 11-08-2022
(11-08-2022, 11:16 PM)DARK MANE Wrote: And which coalition control Birmingham breakaway pride?
We don’t get to see much of them these days so until we see new males with them, they’re still controlled by the Ross also.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - Potato - 11-08-2022
(11-08-2022, 10:36 PM)BA0701 Wrote: So, I guess we call them Birmingham Breakaway 2?Birmingham pride is still seeing all together despide some females go to meet with Mbiri males. There is no permament breaking away going on, at least for now.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - BA0701 - 11-08-2022
(11-08-2022, 11:41 PM)Potato Wrote:(11-08-2022, 10:36 PM)BA0701 Wrote: So, I guess we call them Birmingham Breakaway 2?Birmingham pride is still seeing all together despide some females go to meet with Mbiri males. There is no permament breaking away going on, at least for now.
Ah, ok. Seems a storm clouds gather.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 11-09-2022
Vuyela male at Tulela Lodge in central Klaserie at the intersection of River pride and Vuyela territory. Image Louis Swart, June 2022
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