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Lions of Timbavati
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Credits to Ezulwini Game Lodge.
"What a treat! Bumping into this king of beasts on a morning game drive recently woke us all up very quickly! The Mohlabetsi Male is a dominant lion in the area, and he has the scars to prove it. He was seen at Ezulwini River Lodge, on the move in the direction of more lion tracks - clearly looking to meet up with a pride in the area. Fantastic!"  *This image is copyright of its original author "One of the Mohlabetsi males gave us an up close and personal sighting! The Balule is heaving with lion activity. "  *This image is copyright of its original author
 
This week so far. Sumatra Males on a buffalo kill. Ross Males and Avoca Females on a buffalo kill and Three Young Avoca Males on a buffalo kill.
Credits to Johan Adolf Smalman Sumatra males  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Ross male  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Avoca subadult males  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
NEWS: Balule Lion Duma Joins Forces with Klaserie’s Mabande!: By Sundestinations.
Duma was a force to be reckoned with in the Balule Nature Reserve and patrolled his turf with determination. With his golden locks and respectable swag, he was considered by many to be the king of the central and southern parts of Balule. Easily identifiable by his trademark mohawk, he became a much loved sighting while out on game drives with Ezulwini Game Lodges. Duma’s brother forms part of the Mohlabetsi coalition of 4 lions, which are still a strong force within the Balule. This coalition appears to rule over the Impalabos Pride, River Pride and the Mohlabetsi Pride. Duma’s Pride used to avoid the coalition of four and at one stage; and we even had reports of a huge scuffle between Duma and his brother. Sightings of Duma became fewer and there was speculation and rumours abound that he’d fled his turf and sought refuge within the eastern block of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. There were recordings of Duma sightings, but within our section of the Klaserie, we couldn’t confirm his whereabouts. Had Duma become an apparition and faded into the darkness with other ancient lion legends? No, not quite. We’ve just spotted Duma cruising the Klaserie traverse together with lone ranger lion Mabande. It appears this Balule male has joined forces with Mabande on the Klaserie traverse! nThambo Tree Camp and Africa on Foot had confirmed sightings on both Tuesday and Wednesday this week.  *This image is copyright of its original author Who is Mabande? Mabande is a lone lion who initially belonged to a coalition of 4 lions, which split up into a coalition of 2. After being flushed out of their turf by the Ross Pride males, the two fled. We don’t know where the second male is, but that’s how Mabande became a nomadic male. Mabande’s mane is thick on the sides and sparsely populated on top, making his appearance look a big scraggly. He tried to make his presence a dominant one within the Trilogy turf and even seen grappling with the Trilogy males. But his efforts to dominate weren’t very successful. Over time, he managed to mate with the Ross Pride lionesses and made quite the scene in and around Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp. Mabande seemed like a fighter determined to stake his claim on something!  *This image is copyright of its original author As it stands, he isn’t looking like the strong male he once was, so perhaps this joining of forces with a dominant and street wise character with ensure they form a powerful coalition. We really don’t know what will unfold in terms of this interesting dynamic; but we will be watching closely. The Hercules Pride have been seen on a regular basis and can be quite a turbulent bunch. Let’s hope these two don’t have a head on collision with the Hercules warriors! Quote:We spoke to ranger Greg who says, “Mabande and Duma were cruising around together, getting to know one another. They’ve joined forces but they don’t appear to want to take over anyone’s territory. At least not for now! Chasing each around for a month or so in the east block and avoiding contact, but now it seems they’ve joined up and come to some kind of agreement.”  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
(01-12-2017, 05:41 PM)Majingilane Wrote: Awesome pic @Ngala I also thought at first he was a Trilogy male, but in fact, in my opinion, they are very similar. Anyway, i agree with you, they have the attitude of a badass. 
Young singwe male.
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Mopazo males
Credits: Ziggi Hugo  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author 2 Male lion that killed a buffalo. The 1 male lion's eyeball is double the size but looks ok.
From Tintswalo Safari Lodge
Safari Update The afternoon of the 11th, the Nharu lion pride was found at Voet rd crossing comfortably sleeping in the drainage line. 16 Individuals of the Talamati lion pride were located on pungwe rd close to S7 junction with a Buffalo kill, all looking in great condition. 3 Mbiri Lionesses were hunting buffalo on buffalo plains, but all attempts proved to be futile and ended by being a classic game of cat and mouse between predator and prey! The morning of the 12th, the thanda impi male lions were found with a fresh buffalo kill at mantwaan mpisi pan, already with full bellies, they only started feeding later that day. The sable bridge leopard cubs ‘Nandi and ‘Saseka' were found on footrd up in an ancient Leadwood tree that you don’t see all to often. The following morning, the Thanda Impi male lions were relocated in the same spot with their buffalo kill. Lots of meat was left and they were watched by dozens of vultures waiting for a chance to the carcass! The afternoon was pretty much the same as the morning with the male lions still in the same spot! Sizanani male lion’ injury is looking much better with all the protein and extra sleep that he is getting. A badly injured hyena was found on nyati drive, speculating that his ear was bitten of by other hyenas! The morning of the 14th, a unknown female leopard was found close to catwalk west/nyati drive, but visual was lost quite quickly. A massive herd of buffalo was slowly grazing over kokomoya cutline close to back of lumpfaan covered by a blanket of misty rain. The last 2 days we have received a very well needed 23mm of rain in the central manyeleti! The Thanda impi male lions were again relocated at mantwaan mpisi pan. The vultures being a little to impatient and ‘scorro’ male lion killed one of them that tried their luck at the carcass! One Wild dog was located on Reedbuck plains moving South. The highlight of the morning was that the 2 Mbiri lionesses was located with 6 of the cubs close to Zebra pan walking in an open area towards a drainage line to rest for the day.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
@Gamiz: a lion killed a vulture ? Times are hard even for the scavenger birds !
Your posts are really beautiful as far as those of @Ngala, @vinodkumarn and @Tshokwane. 
From: NThambo Tree Camp Duma fled the thickets of the Balule Nature Reserve and has been spotted on a regular basis in parts of the Klasene . He is now patrolling the turf around nThambo Tree Camp and Africa on Foot . That golden mane of his makes him an ideal subject for photographs
Duma, tin tin,  *This image is copyright of its original author Powerfully built , confident and sporting lustrous mane ; this is what the king of the jungle looks like  *This image is copyright of its original author
what do you all think ??? personally i think there is a relation, these are their fathers big boy & mazinyo
 *This image is copyright of its original author And here Some Pictures of 6 of the originals Olifant west males (duma's and mohlabetsi brothers) when they were young.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
The 2 males from the sumatra pride.
These 2 males are the ones who chased the mapoza males in the klaserie on 20/12/2016 Credits to King Camp Lodge  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
“Nature is as well adapted to our weakness as to our strength.”...A monochrome portrait of a kingly male Lion oozing with confidence and power.
#Lions #MaleLion #BigCats #KrugerNationalPark #Nature #Wildlife #Power #Confidence Please Feel Free To Like ✔ Tag ✔ Share ✔ Credits to Ronesh Parbhoo Avoca male  *This image is copyright of its original author
Baobab Ridge Game Lodge, Greater Kruger.
We have once again had an amazing few drives recently but the highlight has to be the arrival of Duma, an absolutely magnificent male lion. We have also had an unknown pride on our traverse and we managed to catch a glimpse of this secretive pride. Photos Courtesy of Brett Craig  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
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