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(12-31-2024, 03:01 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Youtuber Stephanie found pictures of "Pale" Xikukutsu male and BD female back from January 2024 :
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This is actually huge, as i think there was no sighting of Xikukutsu thru 2023 and 2024 (until this photo).
If i remember correctly, last time 2 Xikukutsus where seen was in September 2022, when they returned in former territory of Monwanas, but got pushed back by their ex partner/stepdad Mapoza.
Shortly after 4 BDMs established in Thornybush and Xikukutsus never returned.
Also, this Xikukutsu is spitting image of "Pale" old Avoca/Giraffe male.
WOW, both of them has a really distinct faces that is different from other lions in the Greater Kruger.
As other have said before that Black Dam Pride or to be more general Thornybush lions has a different gene pool compared to the Timbavati and Kruger lions, then where does the Xikukutsus came from did they also come from the Thornybush lions that is fenced or from other parts of Kruger?