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MALAMALA TODAY: August 6th-8th. The biggest news comes from our lions... The older of the 2 Eyrefield lionesses has given birth, south of Calabash Crossing! This is the first real bit of ‘good news’ to come out of the pride for quite some time. Other lions: The Avoca males were in the company of members of the Marthly Breakaway pride (aka Mhanghene) along the Sand River in southern Charleston. We’ve never seen this pride so far south! 2 lionesses from the Kambula pride were viewed separately but both in the vicinities of their respective den-sights
wow interesting lion dynamics. I read that one of the Manghene females have given birth several weeks ago. The fathers of that litter is likely the Bboys. These females probably traveled south for mating opportunities as their had previously been conflict with their daughters when one of them tried to mate with the Bboys. What will happen if they have litters from different fathers? Would both coalitions kill the cubs?
Likely Yes, This happened with Kambulas. BBoys seems to have killed their previous litter.
For Mhangenis it will be difficult to raise cubs this time without the protection of dominant males.