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RE: Lions of Timbavati - DARK MANE - 01-14-2023
Xantima ( old river pride male), father of scorocoro and 3 river pride males, on 4 th January.
Around 15 yrs old. Oldest lion in timbavati.
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - DARK MANE - 01-14-2023
First image was taken on 19 th June 2020 and second on 14 Jan 2023. She is the sole survivor of original 6 cubs born in the river pride sired by nharhu males ( scorocoro and bothers)
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - DARK MANE - 01-14-2023
Son of Manchaton males from Single pride at Toro Yaka Bush lodge.
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 01-14-2023
The Hercules and Sumatra males deep into the Mapoza Males territory of Thornybush
PC: Matthew Grossett
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 01-14-2023
One of the Vuyela males at Rockfig Safari Lodge. Images by aliah.in.waterland, Jan. 13, 2023
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 01-14-2023
The beautiful Nharhu male Skorokoro seen with the Western pride at Ntsiri in Umbabat PNR where they have taken sanctuary from the threat of the Vuyela males. Photo credits: Albie Morkel, Jan. 8, 2023
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - DARK MANE - 01-14-2023
(01-14-2023, 05:28 PM)Timbavati Wrote: One of the Vuyela males at Rockfig Safari Lodge. Images by aliah.in.waterland, Jan. 13, 2023
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Well I found the vuyela coalition as the one of the most promising coalition in current times.
These 5 brothers already controlling sark and sark breakaways ( both are turning into mega prides), already snatch river pride from scorocoro ( no way scorocoro can defeat them), every now and then stealing kill from Birmingham breakaway males and chase them away and possibly they will create some trouble for skorro and mayambulas.
RE: Lions of Timbavati - T I N O - 01-14-2023
(01-14-2023, 06:11 PM)DARK MANE Wrote:(01-14-2023, 05:28 PM)Timbavati Wrote: One of the Vuyela males at Rockfig Safari Lodge. Images by aliah.in.waterland, Jan. 13, 2023
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Well I found the vuyela coalition as the one of the most promising coalition in current times.
These 5 brothers already controlling sark and sark breakaways ( both are turning into mega prides), already snatch river pride from scorocoro ( no way scorocoro can defeat them), every now and then stealing kill from Birmingham breakaway males and chase them away and possibly they will create some trouble for skorro and mayambulas.
Only time will tell. The Birmingham breakaway are still youngs to compete with the Vuyela males. But in a near future they’ll be a force to be reckoned with. Numbers are in their side too. Let’s see what will happens
RE: Lions of Timbavati - DARK MANE - 01-15-2023
Young Giraffe male and limping monwana male.
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - DARK MANE - 01-16-2023
Scorocoro's son and daughter
River pride subadults.
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - DARK MANE - 01-16-2023
3/5 vuyela males are in mayambulas/ skorro territory. They are roaring, scent marking and mating with river pride lionesses.
Hard time for mayambulas. Their cubs already down to 11 ( earlier they were 17).
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - Potato - 01-16-2023
Tanda Tula update
Before coming on the drive after a couple of days without guests, I had heard that the Birmingham male lions had killed a zebra very close to Nkhari Homestead, but they had been chased off by two of the Vuyela males. The Sark Breakaway Pride had also been found the day before moving south off of our boundary as they continue to expand their range deeper into the Timbavati, but fortunately, they had returned and were my first port of call upon returning to drive. We spent some time with the four lionesses and their five youngsters but despite being empty-bellied, they didn’t get up to too much. Dale was staying at Nkhari for the night and managed to find the pride in a much fatter state close to Nkhari the next morning, and with the remains of a zebra not far off, we can assume that this is what had filled them up so much. The pride was with two males, and another two were resting off not 200m away. In the afternoon we followed two of the males back to the pride and what a treat it is to see a pride with such strong dominant males and such potential to grow into another super pride. The pride ended up sleeping in the same spot for 36 hours, but after that, they did venture back to the north. These were not the only lions that reunited this week; all six Birmingham Breakaway males were found together for the first time in a couple of months and were not too far from the Sark Pride and the Vuyelas; fortunately, the parties passed within 2km of one another without being aware of the other. On my last drive of the week, I headed to the east for a change of scenery, and got lucky when a portion of the Mayambula Pride was found; it looked like 4-5 females and 9 sub-adults; they too looked as if they had had a meal the night before.
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - DARK MANE - 01-16-2023
2 largest vuyela males patrolling their territories
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - DARK MANE - 01-16-2023
Guernsey male.
He successfully maintaining distance from 4 BDMs
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RE: Lions of Timbavati - Tonpa - 01-16-2023
Singwe Pride Females with the Kudyela Males