Kambula/Ntsevu Pride

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Mala Mala Game Report July 2024

THE KAMBULA PRIDE = 18
1 ADULT FEMALE ± 11 YEARS 1 MONTH
4 ADULT FEMALES ± 6 YEARS 0 MONTHS
9 CUBS 1 YEAR 7 MONTHS
1 CUB 1 YEAR 5 MONTHS
3 CUBS 1 YEARS 0 MONTHS
MALAMALA, FLOCKFIELD, NORTHERN CHARLESTON
(19 sightings)

Sightings of the Kambula pride were consistent in July, many of which were of feeding and hunting
behaviour, owing to the increased pressure on the lionesses to feed their large family.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 1st, two of the youngest cubs were found at Confluence Crossing, while the rest of the
pride were trailing a herd of buffalo north of Styx Rocks.
• The next day, they were all found feeding on small remains of a buffalo calf east of Confluence
Crossing, where they were joined by the Ndhzenga males later that morning.
• On the 7th, they were east of Matshapiri Open Area Crossing and were north of West Street
Bridge the next day.
• Only three cubs were found in this area on the 9th, but they were back with the pride near the
Parking Bay the next day.
• They were at Emsagwen Crossing on the 11th and were south of Styx Crossing on the 12th.
• On the 13th, they were in the Sand River at Old Dudley Crossing.
• Two days later, they were midway along the Charleston Flockfield Boundary feeding on a
giraffe calf, and the next day, they were at Charleston North Crossing.
• On the 17th, they were joined by the two Ndhzenga males at Styx Crossing.
• They killed an impala on the 24th, east of the Sand River and north of the Ngoboswan Donga,
and were on Dudley Lookout two days later.
• On the 27th, they were found at Confluence Crossing but moved north and killed a nyala in the
Ngoboswan Donga.

THE NTSEVU PRIDE = 11
2 ADULT FEMALES 11 YEARS 4 MONTHS
1 ADULT FEMALE ± 11 YEARS 1 MONTH
3 CUBS 0 YEARS 8 MONTHS
4 CUBS ± 2 MONTHS
MARTHLY, EYREFIELD, MALAMALA
(44 sightings)

The members of the Ntsevu pride were seen on numerous occasions this month, with majority of the
sightings being on Marthly, as the lioness with the youngest cubs has been keeping them in different
den sites in this region.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 1st, two females and the older cubs were at Piccadilly Triangle, while the third lioness
was with the larger Ndhzenga male at the Airstrip.
• The next day, the four new cubs as well as the three older cubs were seen at the new den site
west of Bicycle Crossing and one lioness was at Piccadilly Pans.
• The next day the young cubs were joined at the den site by their mother and the older cubs
were in the Manyeleti River, north of the Sand River.
• On the 4th, the new mother moved her young cubs back to the den site in the Mlowathi River,
south of Lower Mlowathi Crossing and the rest of the pride were east of Campbell Koppies.
• The next day, the bulk of the pride were feeding on a kudu kill south of Campbell Koppies.
• Three lionesses were joined by the two Ndhzenga males west of Bicycle Crossing on the 6th,
while the older cubs were at Piccadilly Triangle and the younger cubs were at the den site.
• On the 10th, two lionesses crossed south over the Sand River at Elephant Rock Lookout to join
the Ndhzenga males, while the other lioness and all seven cubs moved back to their den site
to the west of Bicycle Crossing.
• The three lionesses killed a kudu bull at Matumi Rocks on the 13th and the three older cubs
were collected shortly afterwards and brought to the feast. Later that afternoon, the four
youngest cubs were seen at this position as well.
• Members of this pride were seen in the same area every day, until the 19th, when two of the
lionesses were near Stwise.
• For the next three days, all 10 members were west of Elephant Rock Lookout with very small
remains of a kudu kill, while a young male leopard was in a tree with a leg of the kill nearby.
• On the 24th, only the three lionesses were at Kigelia Crossing, but all members of the pride
were seen in this area two days later.
• On the 28th, all seven pride members were in the Sand River in front of MalaMala Camp, but
they moved back into Marthly the next day. Reply