Coalitions of Kruger National Park

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Masorini males vs. young male challengers... Dynamics in the letaba area interesting! 

"The calm before the storm. One of two male lions resting this morning minutes before they where in a big fight with younger intruding males. I spotted the second male lion, brother of the one in the photos standing in the bush when one young male lion walked up behind him and a big fight between them broke out, another young intruding male also got involved in the fight. His brother that is in the photo came to help him shortly after the fight broke out and they managed to fight the younger males off and chased them into the bush. With the chaos that broke out and the thicket after all the rain it's difficult to determine how many young intruding males attacked the two males I definitely saw two but I think there was more than two. This afternoon I found one of the two males contact calling his brother, with the chaos that broke out and chasing after this younger intruding males the two brothers lost each other in the thicket. Hopefully they will reunite during the night. They sustained some minor injuries during the fight but nothing serious according to lion standards. The two brothers are definitely a force to be reckoned with and the dominant males of the area."
#Phalaborwa #KNP #Masorinimalecoaliion 
By: Clinton Delport

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