Kambula/Ntsevu Pride

[Tonpa]

THE KAMBULA PRIDE = 21

3 ADULT FEMALES ± 9 YEARS 4 MONTHS
3 ADULT FEMALES ± 9 YEARS 1 MONTH
6 SUB ADULT FEMALES ± 3 YEARS 11 MONTHs
5 SUB ADULT MALES ± 3 YEARS 11 MONTHS
1 SUB ADULT FEMALE 3 YEARS 2 MONTHS
1 SUB ADULT MALE 3 YEARS 2 MONTHS
2 CUBS 1 YEAR 4 MONTHS

MALAMALA, FLOCKFIELD, NORTHERN CHARLESTON
(31 sightings)
As we have come to expect, this prides dynamic is incohesive.

The month's highlight was the birth of a new litter of cubs. Unfortunately, a large male leopard was seen at the den within two weeks of birth. The leopard killed all of the newest cubs.

Noteworthy sightings:
• Three lionesses were south of Campbell Koppies on the 1st.
• There were three lionesses at Kapen Rocks on the 2nd and 3rd. On the 3rd, one lioness was seen with afterbirth, and a glimpse of three newborn cubs was caught.
• Two lionesses kept the company of two Ndhzenga males at Princess Alice Pans on the 7th.
• The lionesses with the older cubs were east of Campbell Koppies on the 9th.
• A sub-adult male was with an adult female south of the Causeway on the 12th.
• On the 14th, a sub-adult male was with four lionesses when the five lions were east of Piccadilly Triangle.
• Four lionesses and four young cubs were at Kapen Rocks on the 15th.
• Also, on the 15th, one female mated with a Ndhzenga male around Princess Alice Pans.
• The 16th was a sombre day in the life of this pride as they lost their newest litter of cubs to a male leopard.
• On the 23rd, the two lionesses and two older cubs were around Sand Pit Crossing.
• A young lioness mated with a Ndhzenga male south of the Five-Star junction on the 24th.
• Seven lionesses and two Ndhzenga males were together at Sand Pit Crossing on the 25th. The same grouping, minus one lioness, were together again on the 26th when they were in the western parts of Matshapiri Open Area.
• On the 27th, seven lionesses and two Ndhzenga males were around the White Cloth.
• The two lionesses and older cubs attempted to hunt a buffalo bull on the 30th, west of Bicycle Crossing.
• On the last evening of the month, two lionesses killed an impala in the area of Flockfield Tower. Reply