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Nkuhlu males
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Nkhulu #3
andbeyondtengile: "One of the Nkuhlu male lions begins to stir, letting out a long, satisfying yawn as he slowly wakes up. He takes his time, lazily scanning his surroundings before deciding to find a new comfortable place to rest."  *This image is copyright of its original author By Shaun Coke
not sure if the picture is recent, we know andbeyond. But it looks like on of his brothers right next to him, with a skinny hip
5th Nkhulu in Kruger
 *This image is copyright of its original author by Caroline Sincère
Snip Tail Nkhulu in Tengile, few days ago by Jess Richardson
 *This image is copyright of its original author Snip Tail Nkhulu in Kirkman's Kamp, by Eckson Sithole  *This image is copyright of its original author
Nkhulu male #5, earlier this year before he lost most of his mane
 *This image is copyright of its original author by Gaëtan Torck
Smudge Nkhulu in Sabi Sand, by Lucas Mokonyama
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The 4th Nkhulu male in Kruger National Park.
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I'm still trying to get confirmation if the picture is recent
"He had chosen his last resting place" by @jimballleza
Could this deteriorated warrior in his last moments be the long missing Dreadlocks DeLaporte/Nkhulu?  *This image is copyright of its original author It looks like his mane in previous months before he went missing... Still trying to get confirmation if the male died or the poster was exaggerating. 
It wjll be hard to tell with so much of his features obscured. He also still seems pretty alive concidering the past tense of the post. Atleast I dont think lions do the tiger thing and keep their posture.
2/6 Nkhulu males in Lion Sands, by @themorgananimalfarm
#1/Smudge  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author #5/Kinky Tail  *This image is copyright of its original author
Nkhulu males in Tengile River Lodge / Kirkman's Kamp
Posted 3 days ago, by Sophia Bohman Snip Tail patrolling Nkhulu #3 (laying) and #5 (standing) in Tengile River Lodge  *This image is copyright of its original author Posted 2 days ago, by Melissa Osterwind Nkhulu #3 in Tengile River Lodge  *This image is copyright of its original author Posted 1 day ago, by Bella Bohman Nkhulu #3 in Tengile River Lodge  *This image is copyright of its original author Posted today, by Melissa Osterwind Nkhulu #3 with a lioness, likely from Sand River Pride  *This image is copyright of its original author Nkhulu #5 was with Smudge a few days ago in Lion Sands. Recently #5 with #3 in Tengile. Apparently Snip Tail near his two brothers (posted in the same day by the same tourist). After spending most of his time with Nkhulu #6 and lionesses in Kruger for quite sometime, #3 make his appearence back in Sabi Sand, along with a post by Tengile sometime ago. Unlike many people claim, the brothers definitly havent split yet. Nkhulu #4 being posted a while ago by Kirkman's indicates that he may or may not have been there recently, making Nkhulu #6 the only one without any evidence of having visited Sabi Sand in months. 
@Ngonya I was actually premature in claiming the Nkhulus were in the process of splitting but all evidence was leading me to believe that was happening. It just goes to show how unpredictable lions can be at times. Still bizarre what’s going on with these males though, Smudge #1 and Kinky Tail #5 are in good condition but have both suffered substantial mane loss. Snip Tail #2 and Orange Eyes #3 are also in decent condition but don’t appear to suffer from any mane loss. Whilst the other two #4 and #6 more often than not are struggling and looking skinny. Obviously there are some ongoing health issues there but there doesn’t seem to be any indication exactly what’s causing them.
Splits can take months or years to become permanent.
Right now the cracks are forming and the coalition is splitting. However the there isnt any force actually pulling the groups apart from eachother. So they can still mingle with eachother as if they are one group if desired. The next step would be some change that forces the groups away from eachother. Something like one subgroup hanging out with a different pride as the others, only to then befall a takeover forcing them to flee. Food and lionesses becoming such an issue that the groups are forced to become hostile towards eachother or the territory becoming so large that the various groups cant join up regulary enough anymore to maintain good social bonds 
Dude I don’t think so man the big coalitions just don’t stay together all the time they won’t be seen together like ever to be honest lol the vuyela males have been seen together all 5 but once in the last like year right?
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