Coalitions of Kruger National Park

[Tonpa]

Lions

• The Mountain pride has been seen on a number of occasions in the western parts of our concession staying true to their name by always being in sight of the mountains and rocky outcrops. These lions are in great condition, usually seen with full bellies or on the hunt. The pride is 11 strong at the moment.
• The Kumana and Maputo male coalition is growing stronger by the day, with us having seen them establishing their dominance and maintaining their title of the Kings of the South. They are usually heard cementing this by robust roars that can be heard from Lebombo and Sweni Lodges.
• A pride assumed to be the prodigal Shishagaan pride has been seen on the southern parts of our concession on a number of occasions after the chaotic breakaway caused by the turf war between the Kumana and Maputo males, which led the pride who were in May nine strong, to break apart and seek safety. It is believed that the majority of the pride (five members) have been seeking refuge in Mozambique but now that the dust between the two males has settled, they have now made a miraculous return far south and west of our concession. Two members of the Shish pride (one limping lioness and another lioness) have also been seen mating with this newly founded coalition, however we are yet to see all members of the pride reunited to form the pride of nine that they were.
• The Mananga pride are still established in the north-western sectors of our concession, although they have been seen moving further and further into the concession with their young cubs doing extremely well. This pride is estimated to be 19 strong when all together, according to a head count that was done in the beginning of this month, which included six lionesses and thirteen sub-adults and cubs.
• Two members of the Shish male coalition, one of which was Xihamham have been seen on a number of occasions with the Mananga pride feeding, and have on occasion been seen wandering the concession as a pair ensuring no intruders enter their northern territory.
• What is believed to be a breakaway from the Northern pride, two young lion and lioness have been seen in the furthest northern sections of our concession. No signs of any other pride members have been seen in that area.
• The Southern pride has been sighted on a number of occasions along the H6 public road, both feeding, resting, wandering about, and they are being accompanied by young cubs as their pride number increases. The paternity of the young cubs is unknown at this stage.
• The Semana pride that hosts the much sought after white lion has been seen on a number of occasions along the H1-3 with his established pride which him and his brother reign over after they were pushed out of their maternal pride (the Shishangaan pride). He has been seen sporting a number of scars on his face, telling of the dangers he has encountered now as a territorial male. The brothers were also seen with a carcass at our landing strip.
• The Xhirombe male who was assumed to be somewhere in Mozambique or dead has risen from the ashes and has been seen around the far eastern part of the concession not too far away from the fence line, heading north.
  

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