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Nym is the type of guy that runs accross the reserve meeting lions and seeking one night stands. Skorro is more the homely guy that prefers to stay in one place and avoids others as much as possible.
So its more surprising that it lasted as long as it did. Even if the two are still trying, Khanya may have not accepted Skorro.
For Skorro bullying the Mangheni out of meals is also a much safer bet than nomadhood.
(07-07-2024, 10:26 PM)Duco Ndona Wrote: Its probably more a mitchmatch of character.
Nym is the type of guy that runs accross the reserve meeting lions and seeking one night stands. Skorro is more the homely guy that prefers to stay in one place and avoids others as much as possible.
So its more surprising that it lasted as long as it did. Even if the two are still trying, Khanya may have not accepted Skorro.
For Skorro bullying the Mangheni out of meals is also a much safer bet than nomadhood.
In his current condition, I don't know that I can see Skorro Jr doing any bullying, when it comes to these particular girls, who are historically known as an aggressive group. Have you seen the size of Tinya recently? She rivals any of the other big females around, even K6, I don't know if she is bigger than any of the other big girls, but she is a massive lioness. She might be able to push him back herself, in his current state.
“ Lions roar this morning from our lodge let us straight into the ximungwhe females with their two cubs and not far from them the Tumbela male was trailing behind them very fortunately the two adults made him quickly aware he’s not welcome close to the cubs. He’s lucky because the two Plains Camp Males are slowly on their way to rejoin the females.”
07-14-2024, 05:04 AM( This post was last modified: 07-14-2024, 05:05 AM by GhostCatP-22 )
(07-13-2024, 07:40 PM)BA0701 Wrote:
(07-13-2024, 07:22 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: More of Tumbela this morning.
Credit: Mohamed
I am not sure what that huge lump with a hole in it is, on his back hip, but it does cause me concern.
I think it’s his hip joint showing since he doesn’t have a lot of muscle. The hair then gets rubbed off. He doesn’t seem to hunt for hisself much and he scavenges/steals from lionesses. He needs to start taking better care. I think that south sabi sojourn with Nym was really hard on his hip and leg joints.
Very sad to see the Tumbela Male not flourishing after the death of his partners. He almost 'gave up' to some extent, choosing to stay in territory already taken over by other males and not moving forward. I was hoping that he'd start to live again after the death of Blondie Tumbela...or at least move on after a few months. However, it's been years now, and it's safe to say that he has now almost deteriorated to the point of no return. He would need a miracle to turn around his state of health.
(07-16-2024, 02:26 AM)Cath2020 Wrote: Very sad to see the Tumbela Male not flourishing after the death of his partners. He almost 'gave up' to some extent, choosing to stay in territory already taken over by other males and not moving forward. I was hoping that he'd start to live again after the death of Blondie Tumbela...or at least move on after a few months. However, it's been years now, and it's safe to say that he has now almost deteriorated to the point of no return. He would need a miracle to turn around his state of health.
I wouldn´t count him out yet, he if gets a good coalition partner and move on to a place without dominant males maybe he can continue his story that so far has been quite sad but hey he is not an unsuccessful lion at all, his two girls are almost at an age where they´ll start to breed and keep his legacy alive, I do hope he can recover from this, I might be wrong on this but isnt he sired by Sizanani? If it is maybe beating the odds might be in his blood aswell lol
07-16-2024, 04:12 AM( This post was last modified: 07-16-2024, 04:16 AM by Rabubi )
(07-16-2024, 03:41 AM)Rui Ferreira Wrote:
(07-16-2024, 02:26 AM)Cath2020 Wrote: Very sad to see the Tumbela Male not flourishing after the death of his partners. He almost 'gave up' to some extent, choosing to stay in territory already taken over by other males and not moving forward. I was hoping that he'd start to live again after the death of Blondie Tumbela...or at least move on after a few months. However, it's been years now, and it's safe to say that he has now almost deteriorated to the point of no return. He would need a miracle to turn around his state of health.
I wouldn´t count him out yet, he if gets a good coalition partner and move on to a place without dominant males maybe he can continue his story that so far has been quite sad but hey he is not an unsuccessful lion at all, his two girls are almost at an age where they´ll start to breed and keep his legacy alive, I do hope he can recover from this, I might be wrong on this but isnt he sired by Sizanani? If it is maybe beating the odds might be in his blood aswell lol
He's most likely (if not definitely) sired by the Skorro male (Sizanani's partner), hence his name being Skorro Jr.
He truly has seen far better days. Much like the BDMs and the Nkuhuma male, I think he'll stand a better chance of bouncing back if he moves on elsewhere.
