Avoca male lions

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(02-22-2022, 07:27 PM)WildLeonis Wrote:

(02-22-2022, 06:34 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Dark Mane still in Londolozi :

Do you guys think that now when Talamatis "left" him (atleast for now) that he is now in semi-nomadic/nomadic phase?? Maybe trying to join his brothers and Nkuhumas? 

Mohawk was seen with Nkuhuma subadults at Arathusa :

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And Blondie recently with other Nkuhuma gruop with cubs at Londolozi. 

Really hard to understand what is going on in northern Sabi Sands atm, why Talamatis and Dark Mane roam that much out of their usuall area, as per recent Mluwati update, Imbali male is again seen further north.

Mohawk is a beast. He really has turned into an impressive lion. 

When was the last time DM was seen with the Talamatis? I seem to recall last spring he was apart from them for about 4-6 weeks, I think. They eventually came back together of course. But things are different now. The subadults are nearly adults and thus are starting to make their own way, and the younger adult females are with S8. That said, I think DM may be roaming a bit, perhaps transitioning into a nomadic existence because I don’t believe there are any prides in the area whom he can take over without a fight. And I don’t think he’s looking to get into a confrontation.

It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out. This is year 4 since the N.Avocas arrived in the Djuma area and year three Blondie/Mohawk have been with the Nkuhumas and DM with the Talamatis. I guess this is why the dynamics are changing right now and seem to be all over the place as year three almost always results in a shifting of the guard when a coalition or lone lion have been the dominant male over an area.

Jan 21st I believe Reply