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(02-23-2025, 11:45 PM)Ngonya Wrote: Ximhungwe female and her two cubs at Inyati. Selati grandson(s)
I saw some people on Facebook claiming they are both males. If true, thats quite unfortunate for the Ximhungwe & Selati bloodline. Likely Lady Ximhungwe's last litter and it being only males, they have less chances of becoming succesful and continuing the lineage and the pride won't have individuals from the Ximhungwe original bloodline.
Regardless if males or not, im glad they are alive and lets hope this time she succeds in raising both of them to maturity.
The fact they are both males is a double or nothing game: they succeed and become territorial males that spread Selati Ximhungwe and Plainscamp bloodline in multiple prides, or they will perish, and Ximhungwe pride will be extincted.
Ximungwe pride name wont go extinct by virtue of Gingerella, and her daughters carrying on.....but the direct bloodline back to castleton would.
Yeah.... that's right.
A pride consisting in Gingerella and her 2 PCM daughters... wouldn't be more "Othawa Breakaway" than "Ximhungwe"?
(03-01-2025, 09:24 PM)Ngonya Wrote: Golf Course males and the Southern/Selati pride at Lion Sands, October 2008
Tb infected Black Golf Course
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by Neil Starr
The hip dark spot is sign of TB?
Often times, yes, but this one might be the biggest I have seen. TB causes sharp growths on the bones, which are incredibly painful, and often times the cause of limps you see in lions with TB, especially around the hips and shoulders, and these sharp growths can, eventually, wear through the skin, causing open wounds that often do not heal, as we are currently witnessing with Skorro Jr, unfortunately.
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(03-01-2025, 09:24 PM)Ngonya Wrote: Golf Course males and the Southern/Selati pride at Lion Sands, October 2008
Tb infected Black Golf Course
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by Neil Starr
The hip dark spot is sign of TB?
Often times, yes, but this one might be the biggest I have seen. TB causes sharp growths on the bones, which are incredibly painful, and often times the cause of limps you see in lions with TB, especially around the hips and shoulders, and these sharp growths can, eventually, wear through the skin, causing open wounds that often do not heal, as we are currently witnessing with Skorro Jr, unfortunately.
Now I realize why you said DM Gijima could have TB
03-01-2025, 11:34 PM( This post was last modified: 03-01-2025, 11:35 PM by Ngonya )
Interesting how Tb seems to go for generations on those lions.
Some of the initially 6 Rollercoaster males had Tb and succumbed to it & other complications of the harsh life in the bush. Then their sons oldest sons, the Golf Course, atleast one had Tb that eventually advanced a lot. Also Rollercoaster 2 younger sons, Cleo & Leo Sparta/Eyrefield. IIRC, Leo was usually in bad condition and died very young, could've been related to disease and deterioration but im honestly not sure.
Then the Selati males, the male numbered #2 quickly lost mane and condition not even a year in power. Presumed to have been injured in his ribs by buffaloes. Always unstable condition, sometimes fine but most of the time thin, like Tb infected lions. Until eventually he deteriorated and was said to be finished by buffaloes.
Then the Selati male #4, after some stress by nomadic life and multiple scuffles with Majingilane, he started limping alot during late 2014 - early 2015.
Here he have what seems to be some bite wounds. December 2016, by Mariana de Klerk Photography
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Selati #3 always had a prominent hip, even thought never lost condition
