Lions of Sabi Sands

[vinodkumarn]

MALAMALA TODAY (the last 3 days):
August 1st. Leopards: Tuesday's main talking point revolved around the Bicycle Crossing male after he had consecutive standoffs with the 2 Avoca male lions and then with 5 hyenas only minutes later. Other lions: Another interesting sighting occurred later when we found the Manyelethi male with the scarred nose mating with a Kambula lioness near our airstrip. 4 lionesses from the Kambula pride were viewed hunting impala north of West Street Pans.
August 2nd. Leopards: The female cub of the Kikilezi female caught a white-tailed mongoose north of Princess Alice's Pans. The Island female was seen hunting around Buffalo Pans. The Nkoveni female and her 2 cubs had an impala kill west of Main Camp. Lions: 5 lionesses from the Kambula pride were viewed on our airstrip. The 2 Avoca males were along the southern reaches of the Matshipiri River. Cheetah: a single cheetah was seen in Matshipiri Open Area.
August 3rd. 5 different lion sightings were recorded today including another interesting twist in lion dynamics... a Kambula lioness is mating with a Gowrie male south of Senegal Bush! Another Kambula lioness is still mating with the scarred nose Manyelethi male. The Styx pride are west of Mlowathi Dam. We watched the 2 Avoca males hunting buffalo in the Sand River south of Main Camp. The Eyrefield pride were seen south of Charleston North. Leopards: a leopard know as the Inyathini male was south of Rattray's Camp. The female cub of the Kikilezi female was near our airstrip. An unidentified female leopard was viewed north and east of Stwise.

Looks like Kambula pride got caught between multiple coilations
Some young cubs being denned sired by Matshapiris and they are mating with Avocas in recent past.
In last 2 days they were seen mating with Scar Nose Maji and Birmingham Boys.!!

Look like this pride will bring conflict between multiple coalitions!!
Hope some coalition will bring stability to the pride Reply