Nharhu Male Lions

[Timbavati]

The lions were a relatively constant feature this week in their various forms. The Nharhu males were most evident, and started the week completing a four-day mating period with the older female from the River Pride.  Despite disappearing into the Kruger National Park early in the week, the other two River lionesses and the cub did make a reappearance later in the week. The week ended with all three Nharhu males being found on Giraffe Plains. Oddly though, when the limping male arrived in the morning, he lay down about 100m from them and didn’t go and greet them as I thought he would; in the afternoon he had moved off and didn’t even join in with their roaring session. This was strange because their roars were a direct response to the roars of some unknown male lions roaring to the west of the Timbavati. Civilized also got to see the Giraffe Plains pride down in the west later on in the week.

(Which lions could be roaring from the west?) Monwana?
Image by: Chad Cocking

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