Coalitions of Kruger National Park

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(04-07-2020, 10:38 PM)Potato Wrote: Singita KNP update

• During this month 64 sightings of lions were recorded on the Nwanetsi Concession.
• A single Kumana male was seen on six occasions around the lodges. It is presumed that he is the sole survivor of the Kumana Coalition.
• The Shishangaan Pride and five cubs were seen on nine occasions close to the lodge. All the cubs seem healthy, but with the Kumana Coalition deteriorating it is uncertain if all of the cubs will reach adulthood, as young cubs are often killed during a pride take-over, and with the fathers not being around to protect their offspring, the future of the Shishangaan Pride is uncertain.
• The Shishangaan Males were seen on 17 occasions, and as usual the male with the injured hip was spending most of his time by himself or in the presence of the Mountain Pride. The younger brothers were found feeding on a buffalo that had died of natural causes, and with extremely full bellies they seemed very content for several days.
• The Mountain Pride and their two younger cubs are still doing well.
  

Sad news that only 1 Kumana/Skukuza male is still alive

This was them in young days :

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They where 4 brothers, born in Skukuza/Hildas Rock pride in early 2010, im 2013 they got ousted by Sand River males and start theirs nomadic life. 


They moved north and ended in Mluwati Concession in late 2014, they where resident males there for 1 year, when in late 2015, 2 big males came and manage to catch alone and kill 1 of them, those 2 males later be known as Mluwati males Madala and Blondie. 


That lose prob shock the Skukuza brothers, so soon after they left that area and moved further northeast towards Kumana dam, from there they got their second name, 3 Kumana males. 


In 2019 they moved further north in Satara/Singita area and after some time they even manage to overtake Shishangaan pride from 3 powerful Shishangaan males. Reply