Lions from Botswana

[Cath2020]

Just saw this documentary about Botswana lions in the Okavango....  "Lion Brothers: Cubs to Kings."   

Level-headed Max saves the day....multiple times.

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[afortich]

Massive good-looking boys!!

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[Leo Aslan]

The story of Skimmer was extraordinary, a lion that defeated his famous fathers, the Duba boys, and reigned for years in the Okavango Delta. There can be only One...

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[Cunaguaro]

A great sighting yesterday of the dominant Chitabi males, as they teaches one of their sons a hard lesson in front of the rest, to send the message clearly to the rest.

Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Photographer Credit: @andrewbecksa

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[DARK MANE]

Sekekama and tornnose grandson, Phakara son, after he was beaten by male snipers and kicked out of leadwoods.
He was having wounds but not serious, he will heel with time.
He was trailing in his fathers old territory , sable valley, but here too he is in danger as many males are roaming in this area.

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[DARK MANE]

Torn nose, sekekama brother, was seen recently.
He was in much better condition than last time.
He is 16.5 yrs old

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[DARK MANE]

Throwback pic of Kings pool male, ROMEO, father of sekekama, patrolling his territory SAVUTI.

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[DARK MANE]

Sekoti and 3 younger brothers ( waziba, pretty boy 2 and Romeo 2) were seen in southern territory of SAVUTI Marsh.

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[BigLion39]

Trouble brewing! Reply

[Robot00]

So they're going back to take their natal pride? Reply

[DARK MANE]

(01-23-2023, 01:16 PM)Robot00 Wrote: So they're going back to take their natal pride?

I have read that they enter some other males territory ( possibly mbabe males).
So this endeavour may not end well. Reply

[Robot00]

Correct me if i am wrong but savuti marsh is where these boys came from. The mbabe males took over that territory from their fathers.

Sekoti and his three younger brothers went north and took over their older brothers' northern pride. I thought they would expand elsewhere beside going back south to marsh savuti which they originally came from. Reply

[DARK MANE]

(01-23-2023, 03:00 PM)Robot00 Wrote: Correct me if i am wrong but savuti marsh is where these boys came from. The mbabe males took over that territory from their fathers.

Sekoti and his three younger brothers went north and took over their older brothers' northern pride. I thought they would expand elsewhere beside going back south to marsh savuti which they originally came from.

Absolutely correct.
As sekoti ( half tail) , oldest among the 4 ( Renegades) and de facto leader, led them back to South ( Marsh savuti). Reply

[DARK MANE]

Tornnose, seen at mababe.
17 yrs old. Still going strong.

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[DARK MANE]

Sekekama is seen after over a month in mababe

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