Kambula/Ntsevu Pride

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Mala Mala Game Report May 2024

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

Sightings of the Kambula Pride were more consistent in May, with double the sightings recorded this
month. All 13 cubs are thriving and growing. The five lionesses are constantly on the move, seeking
food for their demanding family.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 4th and the 5th, the five lionesses with the 10 older cubs were seen with the Ndhzenga
males at Princess Alice Pans.
• By the 6th, they had moved east to Kikilezihash Crossing, but from the 7th to the 8th, they
were back at the Airstrip.
• The whole pride was at Princess Alice Pans, where they killed an impala ram on the 10th.
• The next day, they were once again with the Ndhzenga males at Kikilezihash Crossing.
• On the 12th, three cubs were left alone west of West Street Bridge and a single lioness was
seen at Princess Alice Pans.
• The following day, the bulk of the pride was at the Parking Bay, while one lioness collected
the three cubs from West Street.
• The whole pride was east of the Sand River, opposite Rattray’s Camp on the 19th.
• On the 21st, they were west of Jakkalsdraai Open Area.
• On the 22nd and the 23rd, they were between the Charleston Flockfield Boundary and Kapen
Open Area and were joined by the two Ndhzenga males on the second day.
• On the 24th, where they were seen south of Campbell Koppies.
• On the morning of the 28th, the three youngest cubs were found at West Street Pans and
were collected by their mother that afternoon. They rejoined the rest of the pride at the Old
Airstrip later that evening to feed on a warthog kill.


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

Exciting news this month as this small pride grows in numbers! One of the lionesses gave birth and as
with the previous lioness, she seems to be using Campbell Koppies as her den site.
Noteworthy sightings:

• On the 1st, they killed an impala ram with the two Ndhzenga males near the Mlowathi Spot.
• Two of the lionesses killed a hyena south of the Ngoboswan Donga on the 3rd.
• On the 4th, all six of them were feeding on the remains of an impala kill at the Mlowathi Spot.
• The next day, the pregnant lioness stole an impala carcass from some vultures at Piccadilly
Triangle while the rest of the pride were north of Lower Mlowathi Crossing.
• The three cubs were alone north of Lower Mlowathi Crossing on the 6th, while the lionesses
rested north of Campbell Koppies.
• On the 8th, two lionesses stole the remains of an impala kill that was stashed in a tree to the
west of MalaMala Camp, while the third lioness also stole an impala kill from the Stone Drift
female south of Maurice’s Pan.
• On the 14th, the lionesses were west of Campbell Koppies, it was clear that the one female
had recently given birth.
• The next day, the new mother went into a thicket in the middle of Piccadilly Triangle where
there was audio of the new cubs!
• On the 21st, the new mother left one lioness at the northern end of Piccadilly Triangle and led
us to her new den site on Campbell Koppies, where two tiny cubs were seen amongst the
rocks. The third lioness and three older cubs were further north up the Mlowathi River.
• One lioness and three cubs were joined by a lioness at Lower Mlowathi Crossing on the 25th.
• On the 27th, one lioness, with the three cubs, joined an Ndhzenga male on a kudu kill, near
Bicycle Crossing, while another lioness was roaring on the opposite bank.
• All three lionesses and the three cubs were near Elephant Rock on the 29th before the one
lioness left to make her way back to her young cubs on Campbell Koppies.
• On the 31st, the three cubs were found at the Mlowathi Spot and were collected by their
mother, who was covered in blood, and taken back to an unknown kill near Bicycle Crossing.


So it's official, the other fertile Ntsevu lioness (K2) has given birth to two cubs. Reply