The Birmingham Males

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Malamala Lion Sightings. Credit: Malamala Game Reserve.
August 31st - One of the lioness from the Kambula pride and her 3 cubs treated us to a playful sighting at their den near Maxim’s Lookout. The other 5 lionesses and 3 Gowrie/Birmingham males were found in front of Rattray’s Camp. Later in the day they met up with the 6th lioness and we followed them on the hunt along the lower reaches of the Matshapiri River. The Sand River pride have finished off their buffalo kill and spent the day near Charleston Rock. An Avoca male and a Mantimahle male were seen separately in Charleston.

August 30th - 3 of the Gowrie males and all 6 lionesses from the Kambula pride spent most of the day in the Sand River in front of Sable Camp. The Styx pride were at Mlowathi Dam.

August 28th & 29th - The lioness from the Kambula pride that is denning near Maxim’s Lookout was viewed on both days with her 3 cubs- they also had a Gowrie male for company.


The other Kambula lioness with cubs was seen at her den south of Rattray’s Camp. Credits: image by Bruce Missing at Rattray's, posted September 1, 2018

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Another 2 Kambula lionesses and 2 Gowrie males were in central Flockfield. The Avoca males and the young lioness from the Eyrefield pride were seen together on both days near Calabash Crossing. The only surviving lioness from the Marthly pride was seen in Marthly.

August 25th-27th - The 6 lionesses from the Kambula pride, 3 cubs and the Gowrie males accounted for 6 of the sightings.

August 23rd & 24th - Yet again the bulk of sightings comprised of the 6 lionesses from the Kambula pride, 3 cubs and 3 of the Gowrie males.

Credits: Image by Doug Childs at Malamala, posted August 27, 2018
2 lionesses from the Kambula pride attempt to take down a Buffalo with the help of a Gowrie male lion at Malamala..

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