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Shishangeni males on a zebra kill, early yesterday morning, before the sun had risen, right next to the road. They are, still fighting strong, and still looking good.
Lubyelubye father and son coalition soaking up the last warm rays at sunset yesterday. That father has an incredible black mane around his neck area. Photo credits: K. P. Safaris
07-19-2021, 08:37 PM( This post was last modified: 07-19-2021, 09:16 PM by Brahim )
Nsemani Kings
The impressive Senior Mbiri & Rockfig. The Nsemani males seen near Satara recently. Senior Mbiri at the front of the picture is a son of the Northern Matimbas and older brother to the two famous Mbiri boys Zigzag and Shaka. Senior Mbiri was born in 2011, after losing his brother and being unwelcome back into his pride he set out again and found the Rockfig male and formed the Nsemani coalition.
The Rockfig male sitting behind was born in early 2009. This male was fathered by the three old Ross males. Not much is known about his nomad life he was seen time to time in the timbavati. But he is most famous for being seen in 2017 partnered with a legend, the last Northern Matimba, who was one of the fathers of his soon to be partner Senior Mbiri. It is extraordinary how things work in the wild .They have controlled the Nsemani pride since late 2017 and have remained their dominant males till this day. Both males are past their prime but still look like strong formidable lions. Hopefully this coalition will hold their reign for some time
Images by: Steven Albertyn
Coalitions of Kruger National Park
