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The Mighty Mapogos
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MAPOGO ARCHIVES
FIRST TIME UPLOAD REPORT BY SAVANNA LODGE FEBRUARY 2006 One of the most outstanding experiences that the guests had was with 6 new male lions that have moved into our area and neighbouring properties. These males cause huge dissension within the lion ranks where ever they go. These males, we presume, have come in from Kruger and are at this stage nomadic, looking for a territory to take over. It is unusual to have this many male lions forming a coalition and if they do take over this area, we are sure that their territory will be huge. During first reconnaissance into our area, they met up with the Ottawa Pride, consisting of the old male in the North, 2 females and 6 cubs. The old male put his tail between his legs and is probably crossing into Mozambique by now! However, we were witness to the 6 males meeting with the females and cubs of this pride. The males chased the cubs and the females through some fairly thick bush and a lot of fighting took place in front of the Land Rover. Due to the wet terrain, we were unable to follow their pursuit of the cubs so we are not sure if any were killed. It seems that these 6 have had a run-in with the Ravenscourt Pride as well and one cub from that pride is missing. We will keep you informed as to any further action. The last female in the Ximungwe Pride has now produced cubs and brought them out for us to see. They are approximately 4 ˝ months old now and have adapted to the game viewing vehicles extremely well. There are 3 of them and have been viewed on an impala kill with their mother. Although looking like adorable little bundles of fur, they are still fairly viciously fighting for their portion. http://www.mrtmapogo.com/2021/08/29/mapogo-lions-report-february-2006-by-savanna-lodge/ |
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