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The females that the Eastern Bank male and South Shishangeni are seen around with lately on Voortrekker road are the Jock Pride females.. the pride Thompson males use to rule and then Mpondos took it from them. But jock lodge sent me a video today of a female from a pride we call the windmill pride mating with Eastern Bank male and being trailed by South Shishangeni . This pride was ruled by Mpondos. One female still has cubs fathered by the Mpondo Males.
Blondie Mpondo , The Mpondo that was in poor condition, was seen with the windmill pride after 5th Mpondo died, but he has not been seen lately. So the Eastern Bank male and South Shishangeni are dominant of both the Jock pride and Windmill pride currently. Blondie mpondos status is unclear if he has succumbed to his injuries or he has gone to gather his 3 Brothers to warn them of intruders.
Thanks to Louis Strauss & Jock lodge for the update. Images by Johan Enslin