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The Matimba coalition

Austria Lionpower Offline
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What happened to white face...he was lying next to "his successor" on the last pic...The matimbas should have stayed around londolzi..
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(08-12-2017, 07:16 AM)vinodkumarn Wrote: I think this is old Pic, I am able to see another lion's mane behind
Yeah thanks, It was taken about three weeks ago

so here is a photo of the Matimba males, this one was taken last week at imbali, it was the last time the rangers saw them together.
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me and the love of my life watching the two Matimbas having a afternoon siesta.
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Credits to MalaMala. 

MALAMALA TODAY: August 9th-12th. Lions: For months there had been much speculation with regard to the whereabouts of the Clarendon male lions. The ‘rumour mill’ was churning out a mixture of theories from the plausible to the outlandish but these were all quashed on Wednesday when we found one of the Clarendon males (with the impressive mane) south of Stwise. The next day he had moved further south and was seen near Rattray’s Camp where the scene was set for a showdown; an Avoca male and a Kambula lioness were 200m to his north, the 3 males from the Marthly pride were at West Street Bridge, the other 5 Kambula lionesses were at Flockfield Tower and in Piccadilly Triangle, 2 Gowrie males. The next day the Clarendon male was gone and the full compliments of both the younger coalitions were 100m apart at Rattray’s Camp but no fight took place.


Photo of the Clarendon male by ranger Dan Bailey.

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Ginger stayed with the lioness
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(08-13-2017, 11:29 PM)LionKiss Wrote: Ginger stayed with the lioness

Wait so the matimbas have a new pride then? @Tshokwane
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And can they be possibly looking for their brother?
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No idea, after all we haven't had much more updates about it. 

But staying with some females for a while and eating together is a far different thing that hold on to a territory, especially if they separate this much.
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(08-13-2017, 08:36 PM)Tshokwane Wrote: Credits to MalaMala. 

MALAMALA TODAY: August 9th-12th. Lions: For months there had been much speculation with regard to the whereabouts of the Clarendon male lions. The ‘rumour mill’ was churning out a mixture of theories from the plausible to the outlandish but these were all quashed on Wednesday when we found one of the Clarendon males (with the impressive mane) south of Stwise. The next day he had moved further south and was seen near Rattray’s Camp where the scene was set for a showdown; an Avoca male and a Kambula lioness were 200m to his north, the 3 males from the Marthly pride were at West Street Bridge, the other 5 Kambula lionesses were at Flockfield Tower and in Piccadilly Triangle, 2 Gowrie males. The next day the Clarendon male was gone and the full compliments of both the younger coalitions were 100m apart at Rattray’s Camp but no fight took place.


Photo of the Clarendon male by ranger Dan Bailey.

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Glad Hairy Belly is alright

I like the Birmingham Boys but they must be the most passive coalition ever
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(08-14-2017, 02:35 AM)Michael Wrote:
(08-13-2017, 08:36 PM)Tshokwane Wrote: Credits to MalaMala. 

MALAMALA TODAY: August 9th-12th. Lions: For months there had been much speculation with regard to the whereabouts of the Clarendon male lions. The ‘rumour mill’ was churning out a mixture of theories from the plausible to the outlandish but these were all quashed on Wednesday when we found one of the Clarendon males (with the impressive mane) south of Stwise. The next day he had moved further south and was seen near Rattray’s Camp where the scene was set for a showdown; an Avoca male and a Kambula lioness were 200m to his north, the 3 males from the Marthly pride were at West Street Bridge, the other 5 Kambula lionesses were at Flockfield Tower and in Piccadilly Triangle, 2 Gowrie males. The next day the Clarendon male was gone and the full compliments of both the younger coalitions were 100m apart at Rattray’s Camp but no fight took place.


Photo of the Clarendon male by ranger Dan Bailey.

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Glad Hairy Belly is alright

I like the Birmingham Boys but they must be the most passive coalition ever

WAS HE ATTACKED BY BIRMINGHAMS?
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Nothing like that has been reported by any lodges.
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Credits to MalaMala. Video of the initial altercation between the two male lions by guest @akhil_ramani.

MALAMALA TODAY: August 14th. Today was all about Marthly, the smallest and arguably most picturesque part of our reserve... with 2 prides of lions, 2 coalitions, a herd of buffalo and 3 leopards! The 9 members of the Styx pride and one Gowrie male killed a buffalo near Stwise. They temporarily left the carcass to quench their thirst and upon returning discovered the Clarendon male with the impressive mane feeding on it- and he wasn't prepared to share. The scenes that played out over the course of the day had many of us scratching our heads. The males only came to blows once and it was brief but on multiple occasions they were only centimeters apart with both making a lot of noise. The lionesses also got involved but neither they nor the Gowrie male got to feed again. Most surprising were the brazen cubs who, despite the growls of the Clarendon male (not their father), casually strolled up to him and eventually even fed off the carcass right next to the male.

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Hairybelly stood his ground well. He got lucky it was just one birmingham on the scene or it could have gotten ugly. Surprised that the birmingham didn't have a proper go at him, guess he knew the matimba was just desperate and didn't mean any harm.
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(08-15-2017, 02:56 AM)sik94 Wrote: Hairybelly stood his ground well. He got lucky it was just one birmingham on the scene or it could have gotten ugly. Surprised that the birmingham didn't have a proper go at him, guess he knew the matimba was just desperate and didn't mean any harm.

It will be very interesting what happens during the night. Will HB leave once his belly is full or defend the carcass until it's all gone.
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(08-15-2017, 02:32 AM)Tshokwane Wrote: Credits to MalaMala. Video of the initial altercation between the two male lions by guest @akhil_ramani.

MALAMALA TODAY: August 14th. Today was all about Marthly, the smallest and arguably most picturesque part of our reserve... with 2 prides of lions, 2 coalitions, a herd of buffalo and 3 leopards! The 9 members of the Styx pride and one Gowrie male killed a buffalo near Stwise. They temporarily left the carcass to quench their thirst and upon returning discovered the Clarendon male with the impressive mane feeding on it- and he wasn't prepared to share. The scenes that played out over the course of the day had many of us scratching our heads. The males only came to blows once and it was brief but on multiple occasions they were only centimeters apart with both making a lot of noise. The lionesses also got involved but neither they nor the Gowrie male got to feed again. Most surprising were the brazen cubs who, despite the growls of the Clarendon male (not their father), casually strolled up to him and eventually even fed off the carcass right next to the male.

Click on it to play.




In situations like this where lions from two different coalitions fight is it worth to post the same thing in both coalition´s threads ?
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Hairy belly should have had his brother with him because they could've killed the one Birmingham.
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