The Birmingham Males

[Herekitty]

Found some information about the old Birmingham male purported to be the father, or one of the fathers of the Birmingham Boys. Taken from Simabavati ranger's blog by Greg McCall-Peat dated August 2014.
These two males namely Mabande (which means collar- as he at one point wore a radio collar, which has since been removed) and his coalition partner the Birmingham male, have got a very interesting story. Both these males come from different prides and coalitions. Mabande was in a coalition with another male, but when that male died and Mabande was left on his own however, he didn’t stay on his own, he found a new partner in the Birmingham male who comes from the far south of the reserve. No one knows for sure how this all happened as it’s not a common occurrence but it seems to have worked out fine for these males. They seem to be very effective as dominant males and they were the lions seen mating with the Machaton lioness a few months ago. The Birmingham male is by far the biggest male lion in the Timbavati at the moment and he definitely has a temper to match. He isn't a lion to be messed with and has more grumpy days than anything else. I always say you can see what kind of personality a lion has by the look in his eyes and the Birmingham male has a look that makes your blood run cold. The Mabande males seem to have set up their territory in the central Timbavati where they spend majority of their time but have also come as far up north as Simbavati Hilltop Lodge where they spent the night waking up the staff camp with their roars.     

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