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(05-16-2021, 03:12 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Great photo of Nharu pride in August 2016 with 10 cubs :
Photo Credit : Christof Schoeman
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Its quite remarkable that 9 out of this 10 cubs reached adulthood (2 males disappeared in nomadic life, so 7 now alive) as when Sizanani died, Skorro soon after abandoned them under pressure and 3 females have to protect them vs N. Avocas, Avoca/Giraffes, Orpens, RRM over the years..
Hope they will have same success with remaining RRM's cubs..
That is then including Lambile of the Tintswalo colalition? So the 9 minus two would-be-Tumbelas Nharu males lost in Kruger leaves us with 7 remaining - 3 Tumbelas, 1 Tintswalo, 3 Nhrau lionesses? So the composition of Nharu pride is 3 original lionesses from Birmingham pride, 3 of her daughters, RRM and 9 surviving cubs? Or are the numbers wrong? I admit I didn't look much into the actual numbers of lionesses in Manyeleti I only remember one of Nharus to be separated around the time Nharus had an encounter with Tintswalos on a kill and were misssing some cubs since and I only thoguh there are some 5 or 6 lionesses depending whether that one got back.