Kambula/Ntsevu Pride

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(05-18-2024, 08:10 AM)Go131810 Wrote:

(05-17-2024, 06:00 PM)NLAL11 Wrote: Mala Mala Game Report April 2024 https://malamala.com/wp-content/uploads/...024-LD.pdf

THE KAMBULA PRIDE = 18
1 ADULT FEMALE ± 10 YEARS 10 MONTHS
4 ADULT FEMALES ± 5 YEARS 9 MONTHS
9 CUBS 1 YEAR 4 MONTHS
1 CUB 1 YEAR 2 MONTHS
3 CUBS 0 YEARS 9 MONTHS
MALAMALA, FLOCKFIELD, NORTHERN CHARLESTON
(11 sightings)

The members of the Kambula spent much of their time west of MalaMala and were seen on fewer
occasions compared to previous months.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 1st, the pride was northeast of West Street Bridge.
• One lioness and five cubs were seen near Flockfield Camp on the 4th, the next day, the majority
of them fed on a kudu east of the Airstrip.
• On the 10th, they stumbled upon a fresh impala kill presumably made by the Nkoveni female.
• They returned to MalaMala on the 17th, when they were found at Princess Alice Pans.
• On the 19th, they crossed east over the Sand River and were at Kapen Open Area.
• On the 20th, they were east of West Street Bridge trailing a herd of buffalo. The next day they
were north of the Airstrip.
• The 13 cubs were seen alone to the northeast of West Street Bridge on the 24th.
• All 18 members of the pride were seen on the 25th, northeast of West Street Bridge where
they killed an impala ram.
• The next day they were seen further east of the Matshapiri River on the MalaMala Flockfield
Boundary.


THE NTSEVU PRIDE = 6
2 ADULT FEMALES 11 YEARS 1 MONTH
1 ADULT FEMALE ± 10 YEARS 10 MONTHS
3 CUBS 0 YEARS 5 MONTHS
MARTHLY, EYREFIELD, MALAMALA
(37 sightings)

We enjoyed many sightings of this small pride. As the young cubs grow, they are moving around with
the lionesses more.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 1st, they were with the Ndhzenga males at the Mlowathi Spot.
• On the 2nd, a lioness stole a kill from the Piccadilly female at Lower Mlowathi Crossing and
shared it with her cubs, while the other two lionesses were south of Mlowathi Dam Crossing.
• On the 6th the three lionesses had a run-in with the Piccadilly female and chased her up a tree
in the Mlowathi River, north of Lower Mlowathi Crossing.
• They were all resting in the Sand River in front of MalaMala Camp from the 7th and 8th.
• On the morning of the 9th, one lioness was with the Ndhzenga males at Mlowathi Dam but
joined the other two lionesses that afternoon at Senegal Bush.
• The next day, the mother of the three cubs was south of Lower Mlowathi Crossing but met up
with her cubs at the prominent rocks to the northwest that afternoon.
• They were all south of Lower Mlowathi Crossing with the Ndhzenga males on the 11th.
• The cubs were seen alone in the same area on the 12th and 13th, while the females were
around Piccadilly Triangle.
• On the 16th, they were together with the Ndhzenga males at Piccadilly Triangle; where they
spent most of their time for the four days that followed.
• On the morning of the 21st, one lioness was on the Old Airstrip while the cubs were with the
Ndhzenga males south of Campbell Koppies. The females joined them here later in the day.
• On the 23rd, a lioness and the three cubs stole the remains of an impala ram from vultures at
Fred’s Tree.
• On the 28th, the three lionesses and a Ndhzenga male stole a kill from the Stone Drift female
east of the Ngoboswan Breakfast Spot.
• The next day, two lionesses and the three cubs were with a Ndhzenga male west of Piccadilly
Triangle, feeding off the remains of another impala ram kill.
• On the last day of the month, the three lionesses were feeding on yet another impala ram kill
in the western parts of Piccadilly Triangle.

How is the lioness that looked pregnant or was pregnant ?

No new cubs were mentioned, but this was the report for April, so she might have had them since then. Reply