Lions of Timbavati

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Lions of the Timbavati

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I'm going to start posting lion updates from the Manyeleti as well. I'm not going to change the pages name though. Quite a few lions in the Manyeleti are from the Timbavati. Skorro male lion, Mbiri pride(Skybed pride), Matimba males and the Birmingham breakaway prides. I will only post lion updates from the Timbavati and the Manyeleti. The Timbavati is not that far from the Manyeleti. A nice photo of the youngest Giraffe male. Photo taken by Johan Adolf Smalman at Shindzela.

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Matimba Male
Not pretty but certainly nearing the end of his dominance. The next few years are not going to be easy for this male lion.

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Here's a photo of some of the Giraffe males with the 3 Avoca males. Taken by Brad Marais at Makanyi Lodge. I've seen quite a few comments regarding the 5 Giraffe males and the 3 Avoca males. I'll give you some information on them and I will tell you why they've 'joined up'. The Giraffe males are a coalition of 5 males and they are between 4-6 years old. The 3 Avoca males are between 5-8 years old. The Avoca pride is a breakaway pride from the Giraffe pride and that means the Avoca males and the Giraffe males are related to each other. The 3 Avoca males came from the Avoca pride and the Giraffe males came from the Giraffe pride. They have been seen together numerous of times. Both coalitions were fathered by the 3 old Ross males. It will be interesting to see what happens. Will they move as a coalition of 8 males?

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Some great sightings yesterday and this morning with a very relaxed African wild cat in broad daylight. The hyena den was very active with 8 youngsters playing outside and to top it off last night the old Ross male getting active in the north. This morning elephants all over Timbavati and some plains game having a drink.

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Shindzela Safari Camp
The new Avoca cubs. Fathered by the Giraffe males or the Avoca males.

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Yesterday we had cleo female leopard resting in a marula tree on scott 2. A few dagga boys resting about and a herd of elephants moving past the lodge. The 2 Ross break away females moving west on our entrance road. marula female leopard resting in a tree in the north. a herd of 50 elephants crossing the road in front of us.

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The 3 Trilogy males resting at twins dam. A very big mamba in a tree. Female cheetah drinking water at Kambaku dam. 6 lions we do not know 2 females with 4 cubs +- 10 month old

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Kambaku Safari Lodge

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One of the Hercules Pride females is a monster lioness. Her size is seriously impressive, and if she had a mane, she could pass as a male! In addition to this, she and her sister, plus 4 subadult cubs, have aggressive attitudes that stem from a life of solitude. Their territory is deep inside the neighbouring property where very little vehicle activity is permitted, so they are not nearly as habituated as the Ross Breakaway lionesses.

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and the much debated estimated or weighed 280kg lion?

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Note that this isn't to start another debate, simply put, he is one of the more infamous lions and especially from Timbavati so I figured he'd deserve a little screen time as well. Reply