The Congo Lion

[Pckts]

Young Sankara is being very bold and is now regularly mating with lioness Kogere - as long as the ruling male coalition is elsewhere, that is!
When the 3 ruling males return to their core area, Sankara and his two brothers go silent and leave the area.
It will be interesting to observe the future dynamic between these 2 trios. The last time there was a change in the ruling coalition was ~4-5 years ago. It actually occurred over the span of a couple of years, starting from when Rudi-Papa-Omukama arrived in this area from the Ishasha side to when the older coalition of Mr. Grey and Twin moved over to Mweya and eventually died.
It remains to be see what will happen between these two groups.

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Happy Caturday! Papa is looking awful sheepish- he's hiding from some elephants that chased him away. ‪#‎uganda‬ ‪#‎queenelizabethpark‬ ‪#‎wildlife‬ ‪#‎conservation‬ ‪#‎humanwildlifeconflict‬ ‪#‎fieldresearch‬ ‪#‎kasenyi‬ ‪#‎ugandacarnivoreprogram‬ ‪#‎ucp‬ ‪#‎nature‬ ‪#‎ugandacarnivores‬ ‪#‎lion‬ ‪#‎leo‬ ‪#‎panthera‬ ‪#‎pantheraleo‬ ‪#‎leon‬ ‪#‎LiondAfrique‬ ‪#‎vulnerable‬ ‪#‎endangered‬ ‪#‎CITES‬ ‪#‎AppendixII‬ ‪#‎elephant‬ ‪#‎africanelephant‬ ‪#‎Elephantidae‬ ‪#‎Loxodontaafricana‬ #vulnerable ‪#‎jointheherd‬ ‪#‎AppendixI‬ ‪#‎caturday‬ ‪#‎knowyoursize‬

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Though we may have lost a lion's life recently...it appears new life is beginning.
This is Rudi mating with Juma, near the Queen's Mile tourist track near Mweya Peninsula. Papa and Omukama watched from a distance, eager to join, but Rudi kept them away!
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I asked about their weights
"Thanks for the message and the "like"! We used to try to weigh them when we tranquilized them to put a radio collar on them, but putting collars on them isn't done very frequently. Also, our weighing system broke a few years ago, and we don't have the funds to buy a new one. So, we don't have any official weights from the last few years. And even when it was operational, we didn't always have the time to weigh them since there's a lot to be done in the short amount of time they are tranquilized. I can ask Dr. Siefert, our team leader, if he might have any historical records. It may take a while to get the answer from him as the internet connection is very weak. I will let you know if / when I hear back from him!"

I'll post any info I found out in the coming days Reply