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(08-13-2022, 05:56 PM)Potato Wrote: Skorro males and Birmingham Breakaway males on separate sightings
The Skorro males turned out into gorgeous males. Sindzisa is a one good-looking lion. He resemblances a lot to his most likely dad, Shaka Matimba. While his brother, the skittish one (Rhasa) resemblances to WF.
Update coming from the heart of the Timbavati:
Ngala had 4 young males on a buffalo kill. I assume it was the breakaway males. They said that the Mongawane males came and chased them off the kill.
(08-13-2022, 11:42 PM)Timbavati Wrote: I assume it was the breakaway males
Probably Black Dam males. They should be around Thornybush-Ngala border. It will be intresting to see what is ahead of Birmingham breakaway pride. Mongawane males are still looking for a pride to claim as their own and so are young Black Dams. Also Xikukutsus might look for a next pride to takeover and mentioned pride seems like a reasonable choice. Also preasure from the Mbiri males on to Ngala may cause Ross males to spend more time on western side of Ngala...
(08-13-2022, 11:42 PM)Timbavati Wrote: I assume it was the breakaway males
Probably Black Dam males. They should be around Thornybush-Ngala border. It will be intresting to see what is ahead of Birmingham breakaway pride. Mongawane males are still looking for a pride to claim as their own and so are young Black Dams. Also Xikukutsus might look for a next pride to takeover and mentioned pride seems like a reasonable choice. Also preasure from the Mbiri males on to Ngala may cause Ross males to spend more time on western side of Ngala...
Most likely are the Birmingham breakaway young males, as rangers have mentioned in the message. Due the fact that they've spending time on Ngala side for a couple of weeks. Even a few days before they showed up on Tanda Tula. They have been on Ngala side.
The Black dam young males are in Thornybush doing well, after they got chased off by the Xikukutsu males. The two Xikukutsu males have come out of Sandringham from the Black Dam pride on 3 occasions in the last 2 months
(08-13-2022, 06:45 PM)Timbavati Wrote: The two Sandringham females in June 2018 at Royal Malewane
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These ladies look so good!!
They were really gorgeous females. They used to move between Sandringham,Thornybush and KNP. Only one lioness was white, the other had a very pale coat. As far I remember, they were killed by the BDM pride or Monwana. Will confirm it once I research on my lion research folder
(08-14-2022, 02:30 PM)DE_66 Wrote: Weren't there more Trilogy/Monwana sons? Are they confirmed/assumed dead?
There where 2 more, but 2 where not seen since for a year or so, they where quite young when they where ousted from the pride by Mapoza/Xikukutsu's, so yea.
It started as a cold and misty morning at Kubili House, the Black Dam Males following a female - out of the thickets the duo Skukutsa males chased the Black Dam Coalition.
