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Lions of Sabi Sands

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( This post was last modified: 07-20-2021, 12:34 PM by Tonpa )

Bit of a weird one, according to tristan the Talamatis are in Northern Buffelshoek and have apparently been joined by another Sub-adult male. The three other young males having been trying to chase him away but he just follows them.

He described the male as being the same size as the talamati boys so not any of the Nkuhuma males, and probably not the torchwood male either
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(07-20-2021, 12:32 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Bit of a weird one, according to tristan the Talamatis are in Northern Buffelshoek and have apparently been joined by another Sub-adult male. The three other young males having been trying to chase him away but he just follows them.

He described the male as being the same size as the talamati boys so not any of the Nkuhuma males, and probably not the torchwood male either

Might be one of the males seen with DM on that hippo carcass or one seen with Ximhungwes.
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( This post was last modified: 07-20-2021, 02:19 PM by lionuk )

(07-20-2021, 12:32 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Bit of a weird one, according to tristan the Talamatis are in Northern Buffelshoek and have apparently been joined by another Sub-adult male. The three other young males having been trying to chase him away but he just follows them.

He described the male as being the same size as the talamati boys so not any of the Nkuhuma males, and probably not the torchwood male either
That's interesting. I presume there is no footage of him following the talamati subadults?
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(07-20-2021, 01:08 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Might be one of the males seen with DM on that hippo carcass or one seen with Ximhungwes.

Is there a picture of that unknown subadult male seen with DM on that hippo carcass?
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(07-20-2021, 02:18 PM)lionuk Wrote:
(07-20-2021, 12:32 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Bit of a weird one, according to tristan the Talamatis are in Northern Buffelshoek and have apparently been joined by another Sub-adult male. The three other young males having been trying to chase him away but he just follows them.

He described the male as being the same size as the talamati boys so not any of the Nkuhuma males, and probably not the torchwood male either
That's interesting. I presume there is no footage of him following the talamati subadults?

None so far! Sadly WildEarth gets no signal close to the border. I'm hoping they bring him down to Djuma
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(07-20-2021, 02:20 PM)lionuk Wrote: Is there a picture of that unknown subadult male seen with DM on that hippo carcass?

@Gijima posted this picture of him yesterday in Tumbela thread, as he speculate it might be one of the missing Nharu males, but i think that male is too young for that:


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Also we dont know if thats the same male who was seen with Ximhungwes, or if that was another one.
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Styx lionesses and their cubs and alongside them, was one of the N’waswishaka males seen earlier this morning. They were all enjoying a relaxed morning in a shady area they had found.


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( This post was last modified: 07-20-2021, 05:55 PM by Tonpa )

Dark Mane is back up north today, One of the WE folks saw him on Arathusa while visiting sabi sands



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https://www.virginlimitededition.com/en/...UTnzCau6p0

The entire Othawa pride with all six cubs were right next to the Safari Lodge access road! They had a wildebeest kill that did not last them very long but provided us with some great viewing opportunities right on our doorstep! We were very excited to see all the cubs alive as they seemed to have had a clash with the Mangeni Pride from the South/East the night before.



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"The Plains Camp lions.

With the recent death of the Othawa lion the lion dynamics have been exciting to say the least. This is one of two coalitions that have been making appearances on @singita_ Sabi Sand. They have been seen trailing herds of buffalo in the northern parts of the concession."

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The Mhangeni is nearly twice the size of the Othawa pride. So that could have ended a lot worse. I guess the Tumbellas did their jobs pretty well. 

Any reports of casualties on the Mhangeni side?
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No more info, i'll ask next week monday on the live safari
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I spoke to LegendSafaris, they were looking for the Avocas in MalaMala today. I asked them where abouts they thought they were and he said they're south of the airstrip and west street bridge. 

If they are in that area then they've pushed all the way into central MalaMala now, wonder where the bboys are
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(07-20-2021, 01:07 AM)Tonpa Wrote: Meanwhile on the bboy facebook groups lol


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Its funny and its sad at the same time to see how we react when our fav lions are in danger or a battle! Human psychology is a mystery in and of itself
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The Styx lionesses and their cubs were seen yesterday afternoon. The cubs were playing rough and tumble with each other, and with their mothers as they tried to rest.


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