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The Mighty Mapogos

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(12-20-2019, 10:38 PM)AbcXyz Wrote: Was Makhulu born in the Tsalala/Marthly Pride? The evidence suggests that he didn't.

Former Londolozi ranger Oliver Sinclair writes:

"I'll never forget driving along Nanga Road in the north and finding the Tsalala Pride lying next to the road. The lioness was looking strong and she still had her 2 cubs, except they weren’t cubs anymore. They were now 4 years old and the male had developed into a most beautiful specimen of a lion. He was large with broad shoulders and a full mane that was both light and dark. The Tsalala Pride had adopted another male of a similar age to the beautiful male but he didn’t compare to the regalness of this young male. The adopted young male eventually left the pride and joined the Sparta Pride where he was able to bond with five very young male lions and in time the six of them would become the Mapogos. This was around 2002/2003."

https://blog.londolozi.com/2010/10/13/a-...ala-pride/

"In 1997, two females broke away from their original pride of the Castletons aka Ximungwe Pride. They became known as the Tsalala Pride named after the Tsalala Pan they frequented early on. These two Tsalala Lionesses mated with the five West Street/Sparta males, who also sired the Mapogos and produced seven cubs early in 1998. Sadly, only two cubs survived a male and a female. Eventually the male was killed by poachers." (This is from National Geographic blog which is no longer available in my "geographic area".)

i agree with this .
rangers only speculate about makhulu belonging with the tsalalas. they also completely ignored the fact that west street males also known to be mated with 
charleston females before they took over sparta pride in 1998, rollercoasters belongs to charleston pride
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Mr.T and Makhulu Mapogo

Rob Vamplew : Two lions of the notorious Mapogo Lion Coalition relax next to a waterhole where a bull hippo was playing with a stick! The two lions eventually move off across the open plain nearby. This archive Mapogo lion footage was filmed in 2011 and the scene of them walking was posted back then but not the rest.

Filmed in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa




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Mala Mala game report for December 2012:

"Unidentified male lion: (1 sighting)
A large and ageing male was seen in the very north east of the property. His history is unknown but it is likely to be an interesting one. We are still working to confirm his identity."

In January 2013 they added:

"The lion has been identified as 'Makhulu', one of the remaining Mapogo lions."

PC Eben Stone (Makhulu and Pretty Boy exiting the scene?)

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Makhulu in 2012.

"Old, but not defeated!"

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Rob the Ranger : A nice sighting of the Ximhungwe lion pride and their playful cubs in the company of Mapogo Lion Coalition members (Pretty Boy and MrT). This is archive lion footage from 2011 previously only a few seconds were shown in a highlights clip




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Mr.T Mapogo 
Dated : September 2011
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Pretty Boy Mapogo 
Dated : July 2011
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Mr.T and Makhulu Mapogo Feasting on a buffalo kill with Ximunghwe Pride
Dated : September 2011
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Makhulu Mapogo Roaring 
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Makhulu Mapogo 

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Makhulu Mapogo Roaring 
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Mr.T and Makhulu Mapogo Feasting on a hippo kill

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Pretty Boy Mapogo in darkness
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Makhulu Mapogo 
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Pretty Boy Mapogo with one of his brother 
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