Nkuhlu males

[Rui Ferreira]

(09-11-2024, 11:51 PM)Ngonya Wrote: Nkhulu x Sand River

MALAMALA GAME RESERVE | GAME REPORT | August -2024

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THE SAND RIVER PRIDE = 6

• 2 ADULT FEMALES ± 6 YEARS 1 MONTHS
• 1 ADULT FEMALE 4 YEARS 7 MONTHS
• 1 SUB-ADULT FEMALE 4 YEARS 0 MONTHS
• 2 SUB-ADULT FEMALES 3 YEARS 0 MONTHS
  

SOUTHERN CHARLESTON

(7 sightings)
"Five lionesses were with four Nkuhlu males in the Sand River, at Charleston Rock on the 4th. Later that day, they killed a nyala at Tjellahanga Pans. On the 8th, four lionesses were at Flat Rocks and at Island Crossing the next day. Five lionesses were at Rocky Crossing on the 20th. On the 24th, they killed an impala with two Nkuhlu males at Calabash Crossing. One lioness was with four Nkuhlu males along Ingwe Donga on the 25th, while two other lionesses were on the closer to KK Pans."

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THE NKUHLU MALES = 6

• 2 ADULT MALES ± 6 YEARS 0 MONTHS
• 4 ADULT MALES ±5 YEARS 0 MONTHS
  

CHARELSTON
First encountered on Mala Mala Game Reserve in 2022
(8 sightings)
"We will be introducing the Nkuhlu male coalition to the main section of the game report, as they seem to have settled in as the dominant males in Charleston. On the 4th, four males were seen with members of the Sand River pride in the Sand River, west of Charleston Rock and killed a nyala at Tjellahanga Pans later that afternoon. Two males were in the Sand River at Ingwe Donga the next day. On the 8th, five males were at the confluence of the Sand River and the Tjellahanga River and four males were in the Sand River, south of Beaumont's Camp on the 16th. On the 21st, three of the males ventured northwards into Ndhzenga male territory and were roaring at Flockfield Camp, but the Ndhzenga males responding roar from the north sent the Nkuhlu males back south. On the 24th, two males were at Calabash Crossing with four Sand River lionesses and the next day, four of the males were with a single Sand River lioness at Ingwe Donga. On the 26th, on male was at F Bend Open Area."

Its easy to forget they are still very young, some people expect to much of them, but some of them were barely 4 years old when they started to take over their first pride wich is already incredible in itself
They had some health problems but now things seem to be starting to take a new and better direction
Most of them are younger than the youngest Kambula male just to put into prespective, the majority of people who claim that they are not meeting the expectations, have in mind big coalitions like the Mapogos, Manjis, Birminghams etc....
But most of them ( including me) werent following the lions day by day like we are doing now, so it seems those legendary coalitions became what we know, from night to day
Of course we can see coalitions taking over prides and etc much quicker than what these 6 boys are doing, but the context of where they are and how they are is very important to take into cosideration 
But I gotta be sincere, I do find quite intriguing why they dont have cubs yet, they already had but lost it ( it happends) but since than I havent seen even other SR lionesses pregnant 
The health of most members dont explain that, because you have Smudge and Snip Tail who seem to be always better than their brothers
Its not like they are under a big stress, as far as I know the only coalition who enters their territory are the Gijimas, and lets be real Nkhulus asked for that
Interesting times ahead and Im sure this is one of those threads that are going to be like 300 pages by the time the last Nkhulu takes his last breath Reply