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The Talamati Pride is now up to 9 cubs. The females and dark maned Avoca male are doing a fantastic job of keeping them safe in the south of the reserve. Great news is that we have also now seen 3 cubs with the Koppies Pride. The Nharu Pride has been seen frequently with all 6 females and 5 young males being together. We watched one afternoon as they brought down an impala in front of us. The Mbiri Pride have been seen less often in recent times and still move around the area of Tintswalo Lodge. We are still yet to see both of these notorious buffalo hunting prides take advantage of all the buffalo on the reserve at the moment. Perhaps as the winter draws on and the buffalo weaken slightly we will get more action.The old Avoca/ Giraffe Male is still moving around with the Mbiri Pride. The Red Road Male continues to roar and proclaim the central part of the reserve as his own, with very little attention from the Orpen Males. The Orpen males still tend to move up around the Northern parts of the reserve and this allows the Red Road male to continue to mate with some of the Nharu females. The Nkuhuma pride gave us a brief visit in the south of the reserve with the 2 other Avoca Males