Lions of Sabi Sands

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(06-06-2021, 04:17 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Info by Aegon Cheche about what was going on in northern Sabi Sands/Southern Manyeleti after Mapogos defeated Nkuhuma males and until Matimbas came in 2011:

"There is something about the nkuhuma lion that needs to be corrected. Some people like to exaggerate the Nkuhuma male lions(Blondie and Dozie). First of all, none of the rangers said they were the biggest male lions in SS. Secondly, Blondie and Dozie are not the fathers of the oldest matimba male lion (Nduna). Thirdly, the nkuhuma male lions dominated the Nkuhuma Pride for a short time. In order to exaggerate Dozie, some people even erase the existence of 2 Manyeleti male lions and 2 Gijima male lions. It is obviously wrong to think that the matimbas took over Nkuhuma Pride  from Dozie. After the death of Blondie, Dozie led three lionesses (including the Snaggletooth lioness) and some cubs north to escape Mapogos. But unfortunately, they met two manyeleti male lions and Dozie was driven away. 

He found a new Pride in the manyeleti reserve and had an unpleasant experience with the Gums male lion and his allies. Only one female of the cubs that followed North survived, and the rest were thought to have been killed by 2Manyeleti males. In 2008, the Nkuhuma lions were roughly divided into three groups, some females mating with mapogos and giving birth to some cubs. Snaggletooth stayed with the manyeleti male lions, and when 1/2 male manyeleti male lions was killed by Mapogos in early 2009, the pregnant Snaggletooth female disappeared during a suspected birth. Some females become nomads, raising surviving cubs. But in 2009, only three boys and two girls survived. One of the young boys left the reserve with the Gijima male lions and was shot. 2 boys r Sizanani male lions. 2 girls r Nana and the mother of Nkuhuma Junior. By 2010,  Gijimas and Majingilanes had come into contact with the Nkuhuma lionesses, although Mlowathis had expelled them. Until Kinky Tail is killed by Majingilane male lions, Gijima male lions and Majingilane male lions divided Nkuhuma lionesses. Finally, in 2011, the matimba males took over all the females. As for Dozie's reappearance in northern SS, it is because the lions occupied by dozie in manyeleti reserve are also occupied by matimba males. It's not dozie who has dominated the Nkuhuma lions. Between Dozie and Matimbas, there are four coalitions: Mapogo, 2 Manyeleti, Gijima and MajingiIane."

Im not saying his info is correct, these times in northern Sabi Sands are quite unclear as we had around 4 coalitions hanging with disperse Nkuhuma lions..

I do not think there is much truth in this post especially what it comes to Majingilanes dominating Nkuchuma pride or part of it. As far as I am aware Manyeleti males killed by Mapogos were nomads. Silver eye Talamati must have been sired by Nkuchumas and probably there were more, tho I do not know exact numbers of females in Talamati and Nkuchuma pride through the years. Reply