Lions of Sabi Sands

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(02-05-2021, 07:21 PM)Potato Wrote: Singita SS update

• The Mhangene Pride have been a little hard to come by of late as they have explored the far reaches of their territory. Sadly, there are only three cubs, with the youngest suspected to have died within the month. On a positive note, we suspect that one of the older females is now denning, raising a brand-new litter somewhere within the central parts of our property.
• The Styx and Nkuhuma male lions have been a prominent sighting this month, having several successful hunts including another juvenile giraffe. Their bond is growing, although still nomadic it’s an exciting time to witness their development.
• The Matimba male lion was seen several times, once on a giraffe kill (made by the Styx and Nkuhuma lions) and again mid-month at the base of a marula tree, clawing the trunk to reach a hoisted impala kill.
  

It's sad to see the Mangheni pride consistently losing cubs.  In many of the recent video's, the pride seems to be always on the move with the small cubs following the lionesses that are way in front with no one. I think the cubs just get lost on this account. The pride lost 10 cubs since the Othawa male took over, the only survivor being Tinya - sired by the Birmingham males.  This consistent loss of cubs has happened ever since the death of one of the original Tsalala lioness in early 2018 that perhaps also lead to the abandoning of the Mangheni-12. It would be interesting to see the number of cubs this pride can raise to adults under the Othawa male. Reply