Lions of Timbavati

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Tanda Tula update

The River Pride also moved their den site a couple of times and are presently with the cubs on the banks of the Nlharalumi Riverbed.  It’s still not very clear if there are one or two mothers with cubs and we didn’t see all four lionesses together during the week.  The Nharhu males spent the entire week around the Timbavati. The one day they were out of view was when they killed a giraffe calf on our western boundary.  A day later, all three males were reunited, and the limping male was back in the fray.  He was looking very skinny – a stark contrast to his two bulging brothers – and despite this appearing to be a sad sight, the fact that he was walking on all four paws for the first time in weeks gave me some hope.  A couple of days later, this male was seen sporting an even bigger belly than the other two boys so he got the much-needed meal he was after.  I will definitely keep you posted on the recovery of his leg.  There wasn’t a great deal of other lion activity this week, but some interesting news was of reports about the Mbiri male lions being found all the way down south in the Kruger National Park, east of Orpen Camp.  It seems that the Nharhu males have succeeded in pushing these males a long way away, with little chance of them returning, especially as they were seen courting two other lionesses.

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Mbiris taking over another pride? Could it be Skorro pride? Reply