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the Selati coalition
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 (01-16-2023, 11:27 PM)Ngonya Wrote: 3/4 Selati males "Faceoff" Rhinos Another great picture from the same situation... Selati #2 in the back and #3 in front  *This image is copyright of its original author Photo Credits: Marlon du Toit
Selati #3:
July/20/2013 "The bad boy. According to some ranger the best of the Selatis. As he said {Good for fighting; good for the hunt and good for the ladies}";  *This image is copyright of its original author "Selati #3 and #4 staying with Othawa pride on a kudu kill"  *This image is copyright of its original author July/21/2013 "Selati #3 on the Banks of Sand River near Inyati. All the four Selatis with Othawa pride";  *This image is copyright of its original author "Selati #1 with Othawa Pride, that day he was badly limping from an injury in one of the front paw. He surely got it in a fight with the females of the Ximhungwee pride the day one cub was killed";  *This image is copyright of its original author "Selati #2 staying with Othawa pride. Not a very good picture but you can see his poor condition. He looked really thin";  *This image is copyright of its original author "Very sweet and protective Selati #3 with an Othawa cub. Although he is "the bad boy" he showed a lot of patience with the cubs";  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati #2, clearly lost most of his mane at that time...  *This image is copyright of its original author Photo & Lines Credits: Juan José Rubio Coque
Idube Game Reserve - May 2012
Two Selati males, May 13th From left to right: Selati #2 Selati #1  *This image is copyright of its original author Four Selati males, May 13th Selati #3 (less developed mane, first in line) | Selati #1 (most developed mane) | Selati #2 (in the background) | Selati #4 (hind legs visible in the right corner of the photo)  *This image is copyright of its original author Four Selati males, May 16th From left to right: Selati #2 (first in line) | Selati #3 (second in line) | Selati #1 (sleeping?) | Selati #4 (sleeping?)  *This image is copyright of its original author Two Selati males, May 18th Called "The Buffalo Brothers" by idube, feeding after another successful kill; Selati #3 (staring straight into the cameraman's soul) | Selati #4 (feeding in its prize)  *This image is copyright of its original author all credits to idube game reserve
Selati males, 2013 - by Francois Fourie
Three Selati males, January 4th "3 of the south males on the move trailing a large herd of buffalo!" From left to right: Selati #3 | Selati #1 | Selati #2  *This image is copyright of its original author "While trailing buffalo this male bolted after a young wharthog, just a cloud of dust as the wharthogs raced of into the distance!" (it could be either Selati #4: because of his blonde mane and healthy body | or Selati #2: that is present in the photo above and also had a slightly blonde mane, but somewhat darker)  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati male, January 15th "Saw all 4 of the brothers call, maybe a challenge set for the coaltion in the east."(clearly a reference to the notorious majingilanes) Selati #3  *This image is copyright of its original author Two Selati males, January 30 "Selati males took down adult buffalo bull and was quality sight for 4 days." Selati#3  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati #2  *This image is copyright of its original author
Selati male, March 28th
Selati #2 resting, by the blood in his mane, possibly after a feeding on a kill  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati male, April 1st Once a magnificent male, Selati #2 is visibly deteriorated in this photo. lost much of his mane, unfortunately the condition of the former coalition leader would only get worse from there  *This image is copyright of its original author - 2013 -
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November, 2013
Selati males steal zebra foal kill from a lioness back in november 2013.The males seen in these situation are Selati #3 (D[i]arker m[i]ane) [/i]& Selati #4 (Lighter mane)[/i] "Two of the Selati male lions steal this zebra foal from a lioness" video:
LONDOLOZI - posted september 16, 2011
Sighting of the 4 selatis hunting buffalo in Londolozi back in 2011. Nomades in Sabi Sand "The South Pride Males walk purposefully across the open plains of southern Londolozi. This was to be the start of a dramatic morning..." Selati #4 (short maned) | Selati #1 (bigger mane)  *This image is copyright of its original author "One of the males walks away from a pan after having a quick drink in preparation for their hunt: they had spotted a herd of buffalo in the distance." Selati #2  *This image is copyright of its original author "Perhaps analyzing their tactics, the South Pride Males look at the buffalo herd. They would disappear into the thicket between them and the herd, spread out and crouched, while we waited for the outcome."  *This image is copyright of its original author "In a sudden burst movement, the South Pride pounce on an older buffalo who had dropped back from the herd."  *This image is copyright of its original author "After a struggle, the buffalo collapses under the weight of the lions."  *This image is copyright of its original author "Never animals to go down without a fight, the buffalo rolls over, kicking one of the lions. Another tries to pin down the head in order to suffocate it by covering its nose with his mouth."  *This image is copyright of its original author "The buffalo gives everything it has to defend itself from the lions."  *This image is copyright of its original author "It took about 35 heart-wrenching minutes for the buffalo to finally die, from the time the lions brought it to the ground. For the South Pride, the struggle was worth it: they fed for the following four days on the carcass." Selati #4 ; cover in blood  *This image is copyright of its original author Credits: Londolozi
 (08-14-2023, 06:44 PM)Ngonya Wrote: LONDOLOZI - posted september 16, 2011 With all of your posts, I've come to understand that the Selatis were more successful, and much more well documented, than I had previously thought. They sure could catch a lot of buffalo too.
Selati males, posted: November 15, 2012
Selati male number 2, still in good condition at that time.  *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 Selati males, posted: November 16, 2012 Big boy Selati male number 1  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author 2 Selatis males: The magnificent blonde maned boys, Selati #4 (in the background) & Selati #2 (in front)  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati #4 stood up  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author 3/4 Selati boys Selati #2 more raised and two of his brothers lying down  *This image is copyright of its original author by: Anthony Goldman
April 2013
Incredible footage of a standoff between all 4 Selatis and a herd of buffalo... (by Francois Gilbert Collin ) "We were following the herd of buffalo and hoping to encounter the Selati Boys that had been tailing the herd for a couple of days. Suddenly we heard the distress call from a buffalo. George, the very experienced ranger from Inyati Private Game Lodge put the Land Cruiser into gear and we crashed through the bushes in the direction of the sound. In less than a minute we were looking at a standoff between the 'Selati Male Lion Coalition' and some very upset and disturbed buffaloes." "Buffalo.... The morning after"  *This image is copyright of its original author "The skinny Selati (#2) hanging out right next to his meal the morning after" Selati #2 was the one that was holding on the the buffalo's throat in the kill zone. He also the one that stood fast and did not let go and run until the other buffalo's tossed him off the kill... Definitely a tough male  *This image is copyright of its original author
(09-11-2023, 02:11 AM)Ngonya Wrote: April 2013 This was one year after they killed Mr. T. Selati 2's health deteriorated quickly, having looked good in November 2012, and then by April 2013 he is very thin and sickly looking. My guess would be TB, from his appearance, and sadly that is a very painful and prolonged way to go. (09-11-2023, 02:37 AM)BA0701 Wrote: This was one year after they killed Mr. T. Selati 2's health deteriorated quickly, having looked good in November 2012, and then by April 2013 he is very thin and sickly looking. My guess would be TB, from his appearance, and sadly that is a very painful and prolonged way to go.The author of the post mentions the condition of male no.2 in the comments of one of his Facebook posts. He claims he heard different stories... Selati #2 could have been injured in some territorial fight (Majingilane). Which I particularly doubt, since he never had exposed wounds on any occasion... Another story mentions that he was kicked in the ribs by a buffalo in some situation... (which could have caused internal injuries). which i believe has a greater chance of being true. (09-11-2023, 02:42 AM)Ngonya Wrote:(09-11-2023, 02:37 AM)BA0701 Wrote: This was one year after they killed Mr. T. Selati 2's health deteriorated quickly, having looked good in November 2012, and then by April 2013 he is very thin and sickly looking. My guess would be TB, from his appearance, and sadly that is a very painful and prolonged way to go.The author of the post mentions the condition of male no.2 in the comments of one of his Facebook posts. He claims he heard different stories... Certainly a possibility, with the sheer number of buffalo those boys brought down, such hunts carry a lot of risks for sure.
Southern/Selati males in March 2012, before killing Mr T, tensions were rising between Mapogo and Selati...
male #3  *This image is copyright of its original author male #2  *This image is copyright of its original author
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