Lions of Sabi Sands

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I thought it might be worth examining some of the distinguishing facial features of the northern Avoca boys. The first boy is the dark skinned lion with the upward slanting eyes and broad rounded nose. He was described by Brent Leo-Smith as being taller at the shoulder and hip than the Birmingham Boys and Majingilanes, and the tallest lion he'd seen in the area since Hairy Belly. He is presumed to be the dominant male among the three owing to his darker toned skin, mane, and his fierce gaze. Image by Zaheer Ali.

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Then there's the two blonder brothers. The first is the big guy who has spent most of the time hanging out with the Nkuhumas at Djuma. He is the lion who was sporting a limp a while back. He has shown a fair amount of tolerance with the Nkuhuma, Mangheni and Talamati sub adults. He has a long scar on the left side of his nose below his eye, as well as a scar which creases the skin near his nostrils.

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The third has up until recently sported a mohawk (I think it's growing out). He is identifiable by his amber eyes that are the same colour as the Amber eyed Nkuhuma female that he was mating with a few months back. He has some finer scars around the left side of his nose, but no distinguishing ones. He has been spending a lot of time with the Talamati lionesses in Buffelshoek and Manyeleti recently and seems equally well built as his brothers. Image by Mems & Farida Carim

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