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(09-03-2020, 04:03 AM)BA0701 Wrote:

(09-03-2020, 03:59 AM)TinoArmando Wrote:

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(09-02-2020, 10:28 PM)Potato Wrote: https://blog.londolozi.com/2015/09/25/the-week-in-pictures-199/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQpfsJvdspw&feature=emb_logo


Mid 2015 - late 2016

Southern Matimbas vs Majingilanes warfare part 4


September 25th:

Another week has gone by and what an enthralling week it has turned out to be. The continued presence of the Matimba males on Londolozi has led to much debate amongst the team as to when, and if, these big brothers will be able to take control and officially set up their territory thus formally ousting the Styx, Matshipiri and Majingilane coalitions. Large cuts and open wounds were seen on one of the Matimba males a few days ago and we have now seen their tracks crossing over the western boundary in the direction of the settled and unassuming Majingilane coalition. What are the Matimba males doing venturing so far west remains the question. Are they actively pursuing the current territory holders in one last battle for dominance? We are yet to find out…

The hairy-bellied Matimba male lion mating with one of the mature Breakaway/ Mhangeni pride females:

Aclose up of the darker-maned Matimba male. He seems to be the more dominant of the brothers and tends to get mating rights first.

HB looked great in that video, Matimbas were really coming into their prime during that time. So glad to see the old boy still hanging in there, he has lasted a long time by himself, since Ginger's passing.

In fact in 2015/2016 matimbas were 8/9 years old.

They were in good shape but a quite old if we're talking of hey days in a male lion which usually the prime of a lion is for 2 years

Yes indeed, thank you for that. Even more astonishing, when you think of it like that, that HB is still going as strong as he is.

He was very intelligent in his prime days.
he knows when he need fight and when he doesn't.
this is one of  the reason why he is alive still at this age Reply