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The Birmingham Males
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 Quote:Are the brimingham males still north near elephant plains or are have they got a pride they are mating with. If so where?Yes, they hold territory there, Elephant plains is the north-west border. Prides they are dominant over are the Styx pride, and to some extent the Nkuhuma pride, but not fully.
Karin van der Merwe:
Having bush breakfast with these guys a few hundred metres away from us, just spice it up somehow...  *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 Chitwa Chitwa Private Game Lodge: This beautiful male from the Birmingham coalition came strolling across the open area in front of Chitwa Chitwa yesterday afternoon. He had a drink of water and then lay down on the dam wall. As soon as dusk started setting in he started roaring. He must have had a answer from one of the other males in the coalition because he just got up and started walking in the direction he came. Throughout the night we could hear them calling. When we found them the next morning they had a fresh buffalo kill not far from Chitwa Chitwa lodge.  *This image is copyright of its original author
For those of you who, like me, can't identify the Birmingham males(aside from the older and the younger ones) here it goes a way to ID them.
It was posted by Blair Sinclair, the pics are from Karin van der Merwe. This is the oldest one Birmingham #1 aka Blondie he is the one who has been doing the most mating with both the Styx and Nkuhumas he is the biggest in terms of bulkyness/stockyness but not the tallest, the oldest and has the fullest mane  *This image is copyright of its original author Birmingham #2 he appears too be the 2nd most dominant he has done the 2nd most mating after Blondie he was the one who had a sore left eye on Djuma during Big Cat Week his best Iding feature is his long face  *This image is copyright of its original author Birmingham #3 he is the darkest male in the coalition however he appears too be the 2nd least dominant before Scrapper he has alot of scars and they are his best Iding feature along with his dark mane and floppy right ear  *This image is copyright of its original author Birmingham #4 the tallest male in the coalition with a face very similar too #3 but a much Blonder mane he is now the most Blonde male in the coalition since Blondies mane has darkened but dont confuse them Blondie's mane is much fuller  *This image is copyright of its original author The smallest and youngest member of the coalition Birmingham #5 aka Scrapper he has a bear like face and a scar under his left eye he also has the least developed mane  *This image is copyright of its original author
Thanks @majingilane for the post it helped alot scrapper is my personal favorite
Tristan and Grayson Dicks Wildlife Photography:
How could you not feel the power in such a stare?  *This image is copyright of its original author
PJD Photography and Guiding:
Another Lion day. For the past two days the Birmingham boys along with the Styx Lionesses, have been feeding on a Hippo carcass. The action thats been going on between them is amazing. Fighting, roaring and then of course mating. This morning it seemed they had enough to eat and moved away for a distance to rest for the day.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Karin van der Merwe: A sad event, turning out as one of the most interesting sightings at Nkorho. Would like to share some footage of the last few days around the Hippo carcass... It's a video, click on it. 
I watched a video in YouTube... A male with injured foot... I taken from Birmingham boys Facebook.... People asking who is him ? and what happen with his leg?
http://youtu.be/2DeGUacOnH0 
probably he got injured while they were trying to take down that hippo, I don't know anything for sure just guessing
https://www.facebook.com/karin.vandermer...nref=story Quote:I watched a video in YouTube... A male with injured foot...Yes, it is the older male. Quote:probably he got injured while they were trying to take down that hippoNo, the hippo died of natural causes, male #1 probably got injured fighting with some of his brothers for mating rights. 
I was curious about how the hippo went down, not that a pride couldn't do it, but it would be a serious risk for any sized pride. The hippo was a large fellow..
I share this pic with you!!
I taken from Nkorho bush lodge Facebook...  *This image is copyright of its original author
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