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(07-25-2022, 09:26 AM)BA0701 Wrote: I assume that the area that this fight occurred is one of those where vehicles are not allowed to drive off the main roads?
Most of Kruger is this way, except the private concessions in the Park and of course the private reserves such as Sabi Sands, Manyaleti, Timbavati etc. Lots of gravel roads in Southern Kruger around Crocodile Bridge but even with the main road they form only a fraction of area that can be viewed. There are fire breaks and no entry roads used by Park officials but they're not for use by tourists or guided vehicles (guided Sanparks drives do sometimes use them) so if anything happens off view of the main and gravel roads or if animals are there we will very likely never know. The beaten male(s) could have taken a retreat north of the S25 and be in the pretty big block between there and the S108/H5 and we would never how if he/they are living, dying or dead.
Thanks for that explanation. I thought that is how it is, which leads to how/why so many lions simply disappear in and around Kruger. In some cases the males in question are alive and well, just living in an area with little to no human traffic. Same type of thing happened when Mo's last brother was killed by the Mejane.