Lions from Botswana

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‘The Golden Boys, royal kings and potential future rulers.

After chatting to some of the guides and hearing the feedback it is worth reintroducing the Golden Boys. The first two images are of the male known as Xhaoo. The male in the third image is known as Xhire.

It has been interesting to watch the lion dynamics unfold between these males and The Sexhibe Pride, formerly known as the Mababe Pride.

Three out of the four Sexhibe / Mababe lionesses have disappeared and no one knows 100% what happened to them.

The last remaining lioness happens to be Motlhokomedi. She has been seen with a large injury on her face that caused her to lose her left eye. All 8 original cubs have been sighted with her and seem to be in good condition for now…

The complicated yet very unknown lion dynamics of The Mababe depression continues to fascinate me and is always exciting hearing new stories about different individuals in order to piece together the puzzle.

These boys to me most resemble their older brother Romeo, with their very blonde manes. Romeo and Pretty Boy II are the youngest Renegades, but I’m not sure about them being littermates as they don’t seem to have that type of ‘obsessive bond’ I have seen in the past between littermates. Ofc a lack of footage, so impossible to tell 100%.

On another note, it’s a shame their lionesses seem to have disappeared, and if it was to stay that way, any and all cubs that survive would be a blessing. I think it would be the greatest achievement I have ever heard of with lions, successfully raising 8 cubs to adulthood with just a single lioness helping the dominant coalition, very unlikely to happen tho obviously.

For what it’s worth, these two boys seem to be great hunters. Just over the last few days, I’ve heard about them with 3 buffalo carcasses which they killed in the same hunt, and have even killed the odd young elephant too. Reply