Lions of Sabi Sands

[RookiePundit]

Yes, Ximhugwe -> Tsalala/Marthly -> Mhangeni -> Ntsevu/Kambula

Also Nkuhuma -> Talamati.

Ximhugwe and Othawa prides were related, I don't remember how though, I think Ximhungwe might came to be as Othawa breakway. I even think a young female managed to success to join another pride (Ximhugwe) in the chaos when Majingilane were taking over the western sector, because of her natal pride being related. Not sure about details and whether it survived at all, i believe it is somewhere in that youtube playlist focused on Othawa pre and post Majingilane takeover, there is too many videos for me to go and dig it form there though.


Which leads me to an idea - certainly there will be people (me included) having questions related to who, when, with whom and what's the origin this and that lion, that may be we could take pride after pride and write down current composition and info about those individuals, people could fill in the missing/uncertain dates and then use Lion Directory thread to post it there with links to respective prides and where posible we could even later add photos with identifiable markers. And may be do it for other private reserves after Sabi Sands what do you think?

I mean something like this using Othawas for example (including pride the individual was born in as mother and coalition who sired the individual for fathers with known or usually suspected parent from those groups in brackets); (group numbers in usual male,female,uknown format):

Othawa Pride (ruled by Tumbela coalition of 3)
Adults 3,3
Sub-adults 3,1 currently somewhat nomadic
Cubs 0,0

Males
Tumbela Male 1 *2015 in Nharu sired by Thanda Impis
Tumbela Male 2 *2015 in Nharu sired by Thanda Impis
Tumbela Male 3 *2015 in Nharu sired by Thanda Impis

Females
Othawa "Auntie" 1 *2006? in Othawa sired by Mapogos
Othawa "Auntie" 2 *2006? in Othawa sired by Mapogos
Othawa "Sassy" *2015 in Othawa (mother deceased) sired by Majingilanes
(littermate of Othawa Male "Nguvu")

Sub-adults
sub-adult Male 1 Othawa "Junior" *Mar 2018 in Othawa sired by Majingilanes (Dark Mane)
sub-adut Male 2 *Oct 2018 in Othawa (Sassy) sired by Matimbas (Ginger)
sub-adult Male 3 *Oct 2018 in Othawa (Sassy) sired by Matimbas (Ginger)
sub-adult Female *Oct 2018 in Othawa (Sassy) sired by Matimbas (Ginger)

As you can see, sometimes I have ? there where I need your help to provide or confirm a date. I have this done for others (pride and nomads present in Sabi Sands and even Manyeleti) with blank spots to fill ofc. Reply