Lion tales

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https://www.elephantplains.co.za/big-5-blog/2015/06/rangers-report-may-2015/

Mid 2015 - late 2016

Southern Matimbas vs Majingilanes warfare part 1

To makes following events clear first it requires to bring up following facts:

- In 2010 Majingilanes took over central Sabi sands from Mapogos and tookover following prides: Fourways, Styx, Tsalala and Sparta
- In 2012 Mhangeni pride formed up and went under controll of Majingilane males
- In early 2014 Majingilanes ousted salatis from western sector, taking over this arena for themselfs. From that point they fairly vacated all prides taken in 2010 and bassicly did not spent time with them anymore. 
- In the edge of 2014 and 2015 Southern Matimbas moved to takeover vacated Styx pride and successed 
- In late 2015 Birmingham males tookover Southern Matimba territorry with following prides: Nkuchuma, Torchwood and already Styx
- Southern Matimbas insteed of going nomadic went deeper into vacated by Majingilanes lands and tookover Tsalala pride 
- Majingilanes even through did not spent time anymore on the arena tookover by them in 2010 still considered that arena as rightfully their and if some other coalition made attempt to takeover that arena, then Majingilanes were making effort to chasse them off and so they try it against Matimba males
- In mid 2015 Mhangeni famales came into heat again. They were moving through territorrys of both Matimba and Majingilanes coalitions. As both coalitions wanted those females for themselfs they became another factor which set those two coalitions on colision course.


May 2015:

With all this lion activity in the area something was bound to happen. The two young Styx males were roaring the one evening and that brought in the dominant males from different areas. The next morning it was chaos in the bush, as two of the Majingi male lions were chasing the two young Styx males around. The two Majingi males were still marching east when they were stopped dead in their tracks by two big roars from the east. The two Majingi males turned around and jogged back west, constantly looking over their shoulders, to make sure that no one was running after them. The two Matimba male lions were running from the east straight west after hearing the roars of the Majingi males. The two Matimba males left their females and their kill behind to run west and take on the Majingi males. The Matimba males pushed the Majingi males out of their own territory, which was a bit strange. The main question on everyone’s mind at this stage is for how long the Majingi male lions will remain dominant? The Matimba males also moved all the way to our open area in front of our lodge, scent marking and roaring. Usually the Majingi males would respond with a roar but there was nothing from them. Just silence…

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