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January 2005 when the pride was split by the arrival of a new adult male lion.
Anyhow, the fracture resulted in two prides:
Othawa 1:3 Adult Females and 3 sub-adults (2 males of April 2003 litter, and the female of December 2003)
Othawa 2:2 Adult Females with 6 cubs (3male, 3 female) after the resultant mating with the new male. 7 cubs were bornin January 2005, 1 female is very recognizable with a folded floppy ear.
The arrival of the 6 Mapogo males in the NorthWestern parts of the Sabi Sands pressurized this already small pride. The Female with the folded ear was reported mating with the 6 males within the month of May on Othawa. The remaining members of the pride have not been seen since the arrival of the males and perhaps the cubs and female are dead.
08/2006 Pride breakdown and approximate date of birth:
Othawa 1
3 adult females
2 subadult males …….. April 2003
1 subadult female…..… December 2003