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Lions of Sabi Sands
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I guess all these sightings are from August, but they apparently just posted this on 15SEP. If you click the link, they included an Instagram post of the S8 male.
August Sightings at a Glance - Arathusa Safari Lodge Lions [color=var( --e-global-color-text )]The King (and Queens!) of Africa were very active throughout the month of August! They were seen a total of 121 times over the course of the month, and every time is as exciting as the last! “The most special sighting of the month was with the Plains camp males, the 7 Talamati sub adults and Dark Mane. The 7 Talamati sub-adults and Dark Mane were busy killing a buffalo (and killed it) when the Plains camp males heard the commotion. It was unusual for them to be so far up North. The next morning we found the Plains camp males feeding on this big, male buffalo. There was a bit of a war between the 2 lion prides resulting in one of the Talamati females having a nasty wound on her tail which is likely to fall off. To top it off, while the lions were sleeping in the middle of the day, an unknown, young male leopard popped into view and climbed a big Jackleberry tree nearby!” Torchwood Pride – 2 sightings Nkuhuma Pride – 41 sightings The Nkuhumas have joined up a total of 20 lions with the 2 Avocas and they are moving together now. Talamati Pride – 30 sightings S8 Male – 11 sightings[/color] [color=var( --e-global-color-text )]We watched in awe as the protector of the Talamati breakaway pride quenched his thirst and let out some mighty roars while patrolling his territory. Did you know that the S8 male is the father of all the Talamati breakaway pride cubs? He is under extreme pressure because he has to protect the cubs from any and every other male. As a lone male, this poses an enormous responsibility to ward off threats from male lions up in the north, the Avocas in the south, and the Kruger male lions in the east. He has done exceptionally well at keeping the cubs alive so far, with the help of the 3 females. The S8 male has been mating with the third female from the Talamati pride. We believe that she has lost her recent cub to another male. This is a natural occurrence between competing males. Avoca Males – 28 sightings Kruger male – 1 sighting Plains camp males – 8 sightings[/color] |
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