The Birmingham Males

[Michael]

(05-18-2018, 04:04 PM)Tshokwane Wrote: Credits to Guy Brunskill - Londolozi.

The Birmingham males now seem to be firmly established as the dominant male coalition on Londolozi, despite not really venturing into the northern sectors of the reserve yet. Although other males are seen from time to time around the periphery of their territory, they are essentially going to be settling for the Birmingham males’ scraps.

One of the Birmingham males stopped only meters away from my vehicle and locked eyes with a female which was approaching him, only moments after he had been mating with one of the other females.

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The Ntsevu females give way to a herd of elephants emerging from a thicket. Three Birmingham males meanwhile pause to investigate where one of the females had urinated, to see if she is in oestrus or not.

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Eventually, with the elephants getting too close for comfort, the males were also forced to retreat.

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There is something about photos with lions and elephant in the same shot that always feels quintessential, that last photo is great not the best light but still Reply