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Over the past week we have had regular sightings of the Birmingham males; currently the dominant coalition on Londolozi Game Reserve. This dark maned male was mating with a lioness from the Ntsevu pride within sight of two other mating pairs. The puncture wound behind his left eye suggests that he had had to fight for his right to mate with the female. With mostly darker manes and a prominent light halo, all four males are as magnificent as male lions come.
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Three Nstevu lionesses mating with three of the Birmingham males in relatively close proximity gave Londolozi’s guests some truly spectacular lion sightings this week. Fellow guide Andrea Sithole provided some side-lighting to this male lion as he took a break between mating bouts; a composition on many a wildlife photographers’ hit list. With two of the six lionesses in the Ntsevu pride already seemingly pregnant, we await the next few months with great anticipation.