Nharhu Male Lions

[Cunaguaro]

Farewall the Nharhu male - With a heavy heart it's time to announce the death of one of the two remaining Nharhu male lions. Five days ago, a coalition of two strong and healthy males that have been pushing into the Nharhu and Riverpride territory caused an injury to Xitaya. Later on a Nharhu male was found along the thick banks of machaton, beaten and bruised, It was quite evident that this healthy male has was involved in a fight recently. Over the course of the next 3 nights he did not move from where he was last sighted and, obviously, his condition would continue to deteriorate to the point that his chance of survival were almost zero... Yesterday afternoon, tracks for a coalition of two male lions were picked up in the heart of the Riverprides territory (These two males were the ones who caught and beat the Nharhu male) and after some investigative work the brothers were identified as the notorious Skorro males. When things couldn’t seem to get any worse; after a chaotic night spine-chilling lion roars and chaos, the news I had dreaded so much crackled through on the radio, “Mphisi have bamba’d this madoda Ngala…”. In his weakened state Xitaya could no longer fend off a clan of opportunistic hyenas and they finished him off. As to the the Riverpride, the females have fled south in an attempt to protect their cubs whilst the Skorro males still reign terror across their home turf, the whereabouts of Skorokoro (the last remaining Nharhu male) is unknown but with his limping, he wouldn't last long against the newcomers in the area. And so in one single night the era of the Nharhu males has shattered into a thousand pieces.

Photo credits and written: @bush_maniac

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