The Tumbela Coalition

[criollo2mil]

Diff accidentally captioned this as Skorro but it’s Scar Tumbela eating in front.  Thanks for sharing @Potato Reply

[T I N O]

(07-21-2021, 04:48 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: Diff accidentally captioned this as Skorro but it’s Scar Tumbela eating in front.  Thanks for sharing @Potato

He referring to him as Skorro due  his limp Reply

[criollo2mil]

(07-21-2021, 06:22 PM)Timbavati Wrote:

(07-21-2021, 04:48 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: Diff accidentally captioned this as Skorro but it’s Scar Tumbela eating in front.  Thanks for sharing @Potato

He referring to him as Skorro due  his limp


but that’s not the limping male.   That’s Scar.    The limping male is the furthest one away.   

Skorro is in the middle laying down and looks like eating a portion himself.

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[Tonpa]

(07-19-2021, 09:00 PM)Gijima Wrote: I need to dig up these photos but there were a few young males seen in the northern sector a while ago. As usual the WildEarth guides messed up IDs and called them Talamati males but looking back I’m almost certain they aren’t…

One was running along a fence line, and later seen with the Ximhungwe female (need to find this photo).

Another was with DM at a hippo:

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I wonder if any of these could have been the missing Nharu males that got separated during the nomadic stage? Probably not, but it’s interesting to see these very blonde young males in that area. 

They’re all gone now so we’ll never know what happened to them.

Did Lauren Arthur take this photo btw? Reply

[Tonpa]

The boys 

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[lionuk]

@Tonpa I really enjoyed watching that video of these beautiful Tumbela males' brotherly bonding. I don't think I have seen that such bonding between them before, so thank you. Reply

[RookiePundit]

It's awesome to see. They need to stick together. Great that even Scar is less elusive and there is more sightings of all of them as they got habituated. Reply

[Tonpa]

Limper back to limping 

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[Duco Ndona]

Perhaps its now more something that only hinders him after waking up or something? Reply

[criollo2mil]

Nah, this looks recent.   He had been walking fine prior to this.   Most likely a hunting mishap.  

I grow more and more worried about The Othawas…these boys aren’t healthy to help as much and Big Auntie is looking worse for wear.   gingerella’s return is so critical but looks so bleak in happening. The Six cubs look fantastic but as they grow older, their demand for food grows also.   Going to be a challenge. Reply

[Duco Ndona]

On the other side. Its a relative safe area and there isnt much contest for them at the moment.

The Othowas have a bit of a reputation for being the retirement center of the reserve afteral. Reply

[Tr1x24]

I think he had broken first leg (i think swallowing is seen around the elbow) in the past, so he prob reinjures it from time to times, prob on the hunts. Reply

[criollo2mil]

It is the same paw with the old Injury.  Quite possibly aggravated again.  Looks bad.  Very hesitant to out any weight.  Reminiscent of Dark Mane at onset of his break Reply

[Potato]

Othawa pride with Scar Tumbela

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[Potato]

We recently had one of the Thumbela males mating with the Ottawa female. This happened even though she herself had young cubs already. Perhaps this is to ensure that the males know that these cubs are theirs and thereby reducing the chance that he kills the cubs.

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