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The Talamati break aways consisting of one adult female and three sub-adults, feeding on an impala ram at PU corner.
The two Black dam male lions with five Nkuhuma lioness, feeding on a young giraffe at Ngala open.
The four Kambula male lions, static at the junction of Rhino Pan Road with Nyati road.
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
The four Kambula male lions with one Kambula young female, sleeping on Elephant Plains airstrip.
The unfortunate event of witnessing two Nkuhuma lionesses killing Tiyani, the female leopard’s four-month-old cub. (the sighting was immediately closed as guides were unaware of lion’s present)
Two Black Dam male lions mobile east along Second Windmill Road.
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Kambula pride of lions consisting of four males and one female stationary on the southern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of eight lioness feeding on a waterbuck kill east of Big Dam Link South.
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of ten lioness and one Black Dam male lion stationary on Kudu Drift junction Seepline West.
Friday, 15 December 2023
One Black Dam male lion stationary on First Windmill Road.
Saturday, 16 December 2023
One Kambula male lion stationary at Arathusa Safari Dam.
Sunday, 17 December 2023
One Unidentified male lion mobile east from Baobab Dam.
(12-17-2023, 10:40 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Monday, 11 December 2023
The Talamati break aways consisting of one adult female and three sub-adults, feeding on an impala ram at PU corner.
The two Black dam male lions with five Nkuhuma lioness, feeding on a young giraffe at Ngala open.
The four Kambula male lions, static at the junction of Rhino Pan Road with Nyati road.
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
The four Kambula male lions with one Kambula young female, sleeping on Elephant Plains airstrip.
The unfortunate event of witnessing two Nkuhuma lionesses killing Tiyani, the female leopard’s four-month-old cub. (the sighting was immediately closed as guides were unaware of lion’s present)
Two Black Dam male lions mobile east along Second Windmill Road.
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Kambula pride of lions consisting of four males and one female stationary on the southern side of Arathusa Safari Airstrip.
Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of eight lioness feeding on a waterbuck kill east of Big Dam Link South.
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Nkuhuma pride of lions consisting of ten lioness and one Black Dam male lion stationary on Kudu Drift junction Seepline West.
Friday, 15 December 2023
One Black Dam male lion stationary on First Windmill Road.
Saturday, 16 December 2023
One Kambula male lion stationary at Arathusa Safari Dam.
Sunday, 17 December 2023
One Unidentified male lion mobile east from Baobab Dam.
So the Black Dam males are still hanging with the Nkuhuma lionesses, pretty regularly as well. It seems they haven't been driven off completely yet. Maybe that report of them fleeing south was something misinterpreted.
Looks like that could be K4 in the picture of the unidentified male?
BDM are ignoring the Kambulas as they don't think they can deal with their new enemies, hoping the Kambulas will eventually leave.
Reason BDM are not ousted yet is probably because the Kambulas are not hunting them down, they are exploring and claiming the territory but for now not trying to find the BDM.
12-18-2023, 12:56 AM( This post was last modified: 12-18-2023, 12:57 AM by Tr1x24 )
(12-17-2023, 11:59 PM)Mapokser Wrote: BDM are ignoring the Kambulas as they don't think they can deal with their new enemies, hoping the Kambulas will eventually leave.
Reason BDM are not ousted yet is probably because the Kambulas are not hunting them down, they are exploring and claiming the territory but for now not trying to find the BDM.
I think Kambulas still have confidence issues, except K4, who is occasionaly seen on his own.
Thats why they dont chase/hunt BDMs yet.
I think both parties are "happy" atm how it is, until rest of Kambulas become more confident.
Wildearth Sunrise Drive, 18th December. The Talamati Breakaway pride (video to support pictures above) and K4 (Kambula male) alone again. Also mention of the Ndzenga (N'waswitshaka) males on Chitwa Chitwa two days ago.
Wildearth Sunrise Drive, 17th December. The 'nomad lion', K4 at Baobab Dam at 1:02:23
@Tr1x24 Seems you're right, K4 is acting like a territorial male, patrolling and scent marking, but his brothers aren't. Hope he doesn't get caught alone as that would be a massive blow to this coalition.
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(12-18-2023, 07:03 PM)NLAL11 Wrote: @Tr1x24 Seems you're right, K4 is acting like a territorial male, patrolling and scent marking, but his brothers aren't. Hope he doesn't get caught alone as that would be a massive blow to this coalition.
(12-19-2023, 01:33 AM)Mapokser Wrote: The new generation of Kambulas, sired by Bboys, doesn't seem to be as big as their mothers, thr Ndhzenga male looked quite bigger than them.
Or that Ndhzenga males, especially Amahle, are not that small (as narrative goes) yet that some of older Kambulas (especially K6) are big females, which is well known even from time when Bboys, back in 2018, linked with them.
@Tr1x24 Thats what I said, it seems the elder Kambulas are bigger than their daughters so the bigger Ndhzenga male looks more impressive when with the younger females.
