Lions of Sabi Sands

[vinodkumarn]

(09-19-2017, 02:03 AM)sik94 Wrote:

(09-19-2017, 01:51 AM)vinodkumarn Wrote:

(09-19-2017, 01:44 AM)sik94 Wrote:

(09-18-2017, 11:48 PM)vinodkumarn Wrote:

(09-18-2017, 11:33 PM)CRYPTIC Wrote: Can believe 2 inexperienced SUB-ADULT males beat three veterans. I thought number games would have the marimbas winning

Those Avocas are fathers of the the 2 young males. (Old Avocas were 3 in number joined by 5 Giraffe males, their half-brothers) Of the total 8 males, 3 went to Kruger.. currently 5 of them are in reign

I find it hard to believe that the older avocas fathered the younger, unless they had been dominant males before the age of 4. Since they are both called the avocas, aren't they a previous litter from the avoca pride?

The young Avocas are born in early 2013, older Avocas were born in 2008 I believe.
Yes, they became dominant early.
Giraffe males are little younger, the youngest one in particular is 2 years younger than Other Giraffe males. (4 born in sep 2009, younger one born in Sep2011)

so they never left their natal pride? something doesn't add up here.

Here is some info about the 2 young Avoca males that are staying around in Sabi sands.
These two males comes from the Avoca pride in southern Timbavati/Ngala game reserves and their fathers are the unusuall coalition of 2 Avoca males coalition and their 4 half brothers the Giraffe males coalition(They have the same fathers the old Ross males).
These 2 young males went nomadic last year and was first seen in Manyeleti and then they came further south to Sabi sand and Elephant plains and where viewed with a buffalo kill there in October-2016 and since then they have been as far south as Kirkmans kamp and Skukuza in KNP and then made their way north again and in to the western sector where they spent a couple of weeks and now they are seen in Malamala and Londolozi in Matshapiri males territory.
These 2 are born in early 2013 and they have 3 brothers that are 3-6 months younger that stayed a while longer with the pride but they are nomadic now and have been seen a few times in Manyeleti.
Who knows where they will end up or if they will find their brothers but its going to be interesting to follow these males.

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