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Again the Ottawa male seems to be front and centre in the lion dynamics this week (although I don’t have a picture of him today).
Seven days ago we were talking about whether or not he would be able to ingratiate himself with the Mhangeni females, but since last Friday’s post he has been seen more and more with the lionesses, and in a couple of the sightings some of the pride’s cubs were even present. The long-term prospects for him might not be too healthy though, as he was chased for his life by one of the Birmingham males, from the Sand River in front camp right out of the western boundary of Londolozi. He managed to get away unscathed, but if he is to be spending more and more time with the Mhangeni lionesses, I think we can expect more aggressive encounters between him and his Birmingham counterparts and the Ottawa male is most certainly outmatched.