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The Matimba coalition
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Backlighting of a Matimba male. Credits to Don Heyneke.
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Hairy belly checking out his territory, credits to Sean Cresswell.
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From Matimba Males FB
Here's a photo of the last two Northern Matimba's. Photo taken on the 27th July 2016 in KNP. The Matimba males were a coalition of 6 male lions but there's only 4 Matimba males left now. One Matimba male was killed in 2011/12, one Matimba male was killed by the Avoca males in 2015, 2 Matimba males are in Sabi Sands now and the other two Matimba males are in the KNP. The Northern Matimba's had a territory in Ngala Game Reserve but they were ousted a few months ago. Credits: Gert at Tambuzi.  *This image is copyright of its original author
From Londolozi Game Reserve, The Week in Pictures #246, by Don Heyneke:
"Dave Strachan enjoying a sighting of a Matimba male and a Mhangeni breakaway female."  *This image is copyright of its original author
Matimba male Ginger
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We watched this guy follow a lioness for about 1km . What a incredible specimen. Giving us great photographic opportunities as they were mobile the whole time allowing us to get into position for some walk by's.
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who evicted the nothern matimbas?from which pride were they evicted are they still nomads? which pride do the southern matimbas control?are they in sabi sands or mayeleti or knp
(08-30-2016, 12:27 PM)jacksonsmash Wrote: who evicted the nothern matimbas?from which pride were they evicted are they still nomads? which pride do the southern matimbas control?are they in sabi sands or mayeleti or knp I think I've said it in another post, but I'm not 100% sure they have been expelled from their territory. I know the post in the FB page said that, but let's just say I have my reservations on trusting it. However, they are old males, so it might be just a matter of time. They had fought off the Giraffe males once, but I'm not sure which males are around in that territory. The southern Matimbas control the Tsalala pride.
when did these guys split into different coalitions/do they have any offspring around probably not as many as the majingilane im sure which prides have they controlled.......i would go thru the whole thread but my computer keeps freezing up so it takes a long time.........any help is much appreciated............im thinking of sticking to just males from the sabi sand game reserve for now............so many coalitons out there
(09-02-2016, 10:34 AM)jacksonsmash Wrote: when did these guys split into different coalitions I'm not quite sure when they splitted, but it must have been during 2012-2013, I'm going just off my mind here. Quote:do they have any offspring around They do, many in fact for the Northern males, but most if not all are subadults, maybe even ready to be independent. Thery have been extremely successful males. The Southern Matimbas have cubs with the Tsalala pride as well. Quote:which prides have they controlled I'm not entirely sure for the Northern males, but I do know they controlled the Talamati pride at some point, the Mbiri pride and others I can't remember right now. As for ther Southern males, they used to control the Nkuhuma and Styx prides before being expelled by the Birmingham males. Now they control the Tsalala pride and have been seen in very good terms with the Mangheni pride, particularly with the daughters of the Majingilane.
The Week in Pictures #247, by Sean Creswell.
Open and clean. A stunning low angle view of a Matimba male lion as he walks and roars, with overcast conditions setting this scene.  *This image is copyright of its original author Dark tones. Approaching sunlight. A curious nose raised up into the informative air. A Matimba male lion sniffs what is being carried on the cool morning air.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Ginger Matimba.
Photo and information credits: Jak Wonderly Photography "We tracked this large male lion through the bush, he emerged and walked right past the Land Rover. Behind-the-scenes video link in bio."  *This image is copyright of its original author
"Early Morning Patrol" One of two large males we followed on their way back to the pride early one morning. Beautiful light on this cool spring morning. Londolozi Private Game Reserve, South Africa.
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Dust billows after an aggressive interaction between a Matimba male and a Mhangeni lioness, this time over food. The lions had killed a small buffalo calf early in the morning, and the male had hogged the carcass for himself. As this lioness approached, the male began investigating her mating potential, and she took the opportunity to try and feed, but as soon as the male saw this he reacted violently. Credits to Amy Attenborough, Photograph by James Tyrrell.
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