The Birmingham Males

[Tshokwane]

Credits to Alex Jordan - Londolozi.

The Birmingham male lions continue to fill the cool morning and evening air with deep bellowing roars as they lay claim to the eastern section of the land.

A highlight of this week has got to be the discovery of three lion cubs from the Ntsevu pride by ranger James Souchon, Rich Mthabine, Lucky Shabangu and me. The discovery was in very thick vegetation which didn’t allow any photographic opportunity yet fingers are crossed their strength grows and they continue a legacy of the Birmingham male lions.

Surrounded by flowering grass, one of the Birmingham male lions walks across a clearing these male have been scent marking and roaring on regularly.

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A yawn stretches muscles and ligaments and often shows sign of a predator getting active. One of the Birmingham male lions did just that. After lying up a few meters away a serious of yawns took place before standing to his feet and start scent marking a new area of Londolozi yet to be ventured into by these powerful males.

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Eyes locked ahead, a Birmingham male lion walks a path of least resistance on patrol of new territory.

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When life is about passing on your genes it helps to keep up and mate with females. A Birmingham male lion follows one of the Ntsevu females as she marches ahead in search of the rest of the pride.

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