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November 2009 Deleted Mala Mala Report about Mr T and Kinky Tail
2 Mlowathi Males (8 years): (16 sightings)
The brothers spent much of their time with the two separated Styx females, they moved between northern side Campbell Koppies and Mlowathi dam. At the beginning of the month they were both found with the Marthly pride at Matumi rocks and during the month the kinky tailed male was with the Marthly pride when they attacked and killed a young hippo calf at Mlowathi dam. Another incredible sighting of these two males was when they came across the large herd of buffalo drinking at west street bridge in the early afternoon. Show their disregard for life and utter dominance of the area the two males stalked and attacked the herd mid afternoon. The mohawk male as always in matters of blood led the way, he ran in on the herd in the reeds several times. The herd finally broke from cover and ran out across the sand banks trying to get to the harder ground on the eastern bank, as the herd stampeded the mohawk male was seen amongst the dust and churning hooves chasing after a calf, he brought down the calf and started suffocating it. The mother of the calf turned to try and protect her young but she obviously hadn’t encountered the Mohawk male before. In a stunning leap of power and strength he leapt off the calf and onto the back of the mother who came crashing to the ground with the impact of the collision. Fortunately for mother and calf there were enough buffalo bulls in the area and they turned on the lion who wisely released his prey. During the whole ordeal the kinky tailed male slept only to wake when he saw his brother emerge from the dust storm with out lunch.