Lions in South-Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia

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A little story of how Pilanesberg National Park brought Leru and Fisa together so that they could achieve success and how they became true legends of the park.

"The Two males area knwon as Leru (mean Cloud) and Fisa (mean Fire) they are approvimately 7 years old in the pic (in prime) and areanot brother, leru come from the Eastern pride and Fisa for ther Southeastern pride. As young males they were chased by dominat males in their respective territories and a management decision was taken to try to create a forced coalition by putting them together in the boma until they have bonded thus increasing their chanse for survival. When they started feeding together on the same carcass it assumed that they have bonded and they were released from the boma. Soon afterwards they split up and went back to their own areas, when two males from Mdikwe (Known as Madikwe brothers) were introduced in 2004, Leru and Fisa were on te run again and were chased all over the park. They joined up again and this they bonded permanently, formed a coalition that could stand its ground and they subsequently took over of the eastern part of the park. Their territory were extends very rougtly from Kwamaritane in the South of Bakgatla in the north and east of Korwe. They area were easly recosined by the dark manes. The Madike males were the dominant males in the central area of the park, sontime venturing intop the western areas as well, their manes were of the normal body color and it was easy to distinguish them from Leru and Fisa. 

the Leru and Fisa males were known as the Mankwe brothers or the Magnificent males."

These photos were taken on Wednesday October 3 2007 on the Tshwene road about 5 km from Manyane! 
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Information and photo credits to: Richard Gillatt

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