Lions of Sabi Sands

[Tshokwane]

Farewell to The Kruger Male- By JEFF LAMPKIN:
It's not often you get to spend time with a legend like we did back in 2012. The Kruger Male, Freddy to his friends, died last week after close to 11 years of beating the odds in Sabi Sands. So many things that we hear male lions never do Freddy did. From adopting step sons and daughters, to slipping away from his family when the odds were insurmountable and fighting would have meant sure death, to avoiding the Majininglane coalition that destroyed any and all male lions in the area, to teaming up with Solo, once his arch enemy who at the time of his death was his best friend and on and on.....These are just a few clips of the time we spent with him including the uncut walk up video that added to his legend and a cameo by the queen of Sabi Sands, Mandleve, Floppy Ear to HER friends . There are also pics from the Lions of Sabi Sands & KNP Male Lions groups from Facebook, both run by Syl Yemen who has kept me abreast of my guy's movement over the past three years. There were several times no one would hear anything about him for months at a time and fear him dead, but somehow Syl would find him located far away from the dangers in the area and he would always look great. Then out of nowhere in that unique Freddy style, last month he stopped by Sabi Sands before he left us for good, almost as if to say goodbye to the people that loved him the most....so rest well Freddy, you are home now. My man!! Or as they say in Afrikaans, rust in vrede

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