N'waswitshaka males

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Mala Mala monthly report for March 2025, posting as requested by @Mapokser

NDHZENGA MALES = 2
1 ADULT MALE 10 YEARS 1 MONTH
1 ADULT MALE 9 YEARS 8 MONTHS
WESTERN MALAMALA, FLOCKFIELD & CHARLESTON
Dominant over the Kambula pride and Ntsevu pride.
First Encountered on MalaMala Game Reserve in September 2020.
(26 sightings)

On the 2nd, the older male was with three Kambula lionesses at West Street Bridge and the next day
one male was at the Airstrip while the other was feeding on an elephant carcass at Buffalo Pans. He
remained here for the next three days and was joined by members of the Kambula Pride. Both males
were with the Kambula pride north of Hyena Waterhole on the 6th and north of Jakkalsdraai Open
Area the next day. On the 9th, they were at Piccadilly Triangle and joined the Ntsevu Pride at the
Airstrip later that day. On the 13th, the older male was at Princess Alice Pans and continued
eastwards to join his brother and the Kambula Pride east of Drum Crossing. The next day they were
with the sub-adults of the Kambula pride east of Rattray’s Camp and were west of the Kapen
Breakfast Spot on the 16th. The following day one male was west of the Airstrip and the other was at
West Street Bridge with members of the Kambula Pride. Both males were west of MalaMala Camp
on the 18th and on the 20th, one male was with the Kambula Pride north of Rattray’s Camp. On the
22nd, they were at Elephant Rock Lookout and two days later they were northeast of West Street
Bridge with the Kambula Pride. The following day they were with two Kambula lionesses at a giraffe
carcass at Charleston North Crossing and on the 26th they joined the bulk of the Kambula Pride at
Kapen Breakfast Spot. On the 27th, one male stole an impala kill from the Stone Drift female and her
cub north of West Street Bridge, whilst the other was at Piccadilly Triangle. The next day they were
west of Rattray’s Camp and on the 29th they were with the Ntsevu pride west of MalaMala Camp.
They were with the Ntsevu Pride on the 31st at Piccadilly Triangle where they were being quite vocal. Reply