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08-08-2021, 12:21 AM( This post was last modified: 08-08-2021, 12:27 AM by sik94 )
(08-08-2021, 12:11 AM)Tonpa Wrote: Anybody got a quick run-down on the Machaton Males?
When were they born? To which pride? Which prides do they currently control and how many members remain?
Fathered by the three Timbavati males, probably from the Machaton pride(?). Born in 2011, three brothers originally but were joined by an unrelated male to bring the number to 4. Started pressuring the Mohlabetsi(aka Maseke males, down to 3 members of the original 7) males around 2016 in the Pondoro Lodge area and ended up killing a couple of them, dominant over the Kudyela pride and probably a couple other prides too.
A 2 years old comment from Facebook: at least three of the Machaton males moved North into the Balule Nature Reserve sometime in 2015 and are the dominant coalition in the Western part of the reserve. They have sired many cubs in their territory that includes the current Kudyela pride, the Takazile pride and the former Singwe pride. The Machaton's are in tremendous condition and are regularly seen on drives in the reserve.