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Lions of Timbavati
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New males at Motswari. Finally good potential pride males for Western pride since Nharhus chossed River pride over them?
What a great sighting we had of the Skorro males a few mornings ago. With the onset of winter around the corner, a fresh breeze blew gently on our faces and not more than ten minutes into game-drive our ranger Danell rounded a sharp bend to find these two guys on the move. Luckily for us, they settled and we sat silently enjoying this amazing sight ?  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (03-24-2020, 10:27 PM)Potato Wrote: Aren't Nharhu the males seen from time to time at Motswari? They has been seen last week there at Motswari,2 days Ago at Kings Camps,Yesterday at Umlani Bushcamp,They Are kings of big parts of the Timbavati,Though in Motswari no dominant males,They would to be established their dominance there. Only the time will be say 
1 of the 2 Zark males in Klaserie :
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 (03-24-2020, 10:43 PM)Potato Wrote: New males at Motswari. Finally good potential pride males for Western pride since Nharhus chossed River pride over them?  *This image is copyright of its original author i think this is the same Lion (mean looking face)  
Very impressive Black Dam male:
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Tanda Tula
On the baby front, the River Pride lioness had her three ten-week old bundles of joy not too far from where Nthombi has set up her den site. We caught up with the playful cubs on several occasions during the week – their exuberant energy was clear to see! The River Pride, and in particular the Nharhu males, were far more evident this week, and most nights were accompanied by the not-so-distant roars of the males. They are all looking in great shape and we even found the limping male with an adult zebra kill on the banks of Machaton Dam one morning, whilst his two partners were resting on Giraffe Plains less than a kilometre away.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author The other lion sighting of the week was what appeared to be of the Vuyela Pride – four lions and one lioness – feasting on a massive male giraffe kill. The last update we got was that it was the Mapoza male that was at the kill with two younger males close by, but it appears as though this may have been some misinformation? Either that, or by the time we went to see it, the Vuyela Pride had regrouped and chased him off – either way, they treated us to a wonderful sighting as they ran off and chased away fifteen-odd hyenas that had moved in to clean up the carcass as the lions went for a drink. Tracks for the Mayambula Pride once more came quite far north, and although there were no sightings of them, it is great to see that their visits are now more regular for a change.
1 of the Zark males:
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The Nharhu male lions have been patrolling their territory quite a lot lately with small cubs to protect and the constant threat of rival males that are hanging around on their territorial boundaries, the 3 dominant males need to make sure that their land is secure. A few nights ago we had them roaring very close to the lodge so we went out to see them and they are becoming impressive individuals to say the least.
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Magnificent Boy 1/2 Xikukutsu Males with a quite nice mane and a piercing eyes at Umlani bushcamp.
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One of the two Skorro Males at Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
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One of the Machaton Males with the Takazile Pride at Balule Nature Reserve.
March 2020 Balule Nature Reserve Image Credit And Special Thanks to: Tom Wildlife Photography. Instagram https://instagram.com/tomswildlifephotography… Follow guys,Excellent sightigs and info  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Some screenshots from Ngala reserve drive on WildEarth and the Birmingham pride:
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