Lions of Timbavati

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Tanda Tula update

The lion sightings were quieter than they have been of late, with the River Pride being scarcer during the second half of the week.  The week started off with Glen tracking down two of the River Pride lionesses in the company of two Nharhu males in the morning, but by the afternoon, one of the males had paired off and was found mating with the oldest River Pride lioness.  They spent three days in the same area and provided for wonderful nights spent listening to their roaring close to camp.  The remainder of the pride could also be heard roaring to the north of us to make it a stereophonic experience.  The following day the pride (sans the nursing lionesses) were found much further south than they normally venture, but later they all made their way back to the den site.  The two mothers did move the den to a far less accessible area during the week, but all three Nharhu males and the other two lionesses, made a welcome return as the week drew to a close. They announced their return with a chorus or roars to the east of Tanda Tula Safari Camp.

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Further west, the Black Dam males and some members of the Giraffe Pride were seen on a couple of days this past week, but with lions on our doorstep, we didn’t need to make the trip west.  Some interesting news of the arrival of two new male lions did emerge from the western sectors of our concession this past week, but we are still waiting on a positive ID on the lions to figure out where they might have come from.


Those 2 new males are Monwana males.  Reply