Majingilane Coalition Male Lineage

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Young Othawa male aka Nguvu

Singita Sabi Sand - posted 11 Jan 2019

credits: Joffers Photography

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photo by Chene Wales-Baillie

Singita Sabi Sand, posted 10 Jan 2019

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Othawa male & Mhangeni pride 
December 2018 report - Singita Sabi Sand

The Mhangeni pride continues to grow with ‘pride’ with the seven young cubs being a highlight of the group’s dynamic. On a few occasions this month, one of the older litters of four cubs was missing a single cub for longer than a week and on these occasions, we had been under the presumption that the single cub may have been killed. However, fortunately this was not the case and it has since been seen.
Unfortunately, the mortality on cubs is high at young ages, particularly as there are dominant males moving amongst the pride at present. The only large male moving amongst the pride’s females is the Othawa male who has shown no threat to the cubs, however he dominates over the lionesses during feeding opportunities due to his brute strength and instinct to survive. This is an interesting saga that continues to amazes us in every encounter that we have with this pride.

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