Lions of Timbavati

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Tanda Tula update

The lions were back to their active selves, and we were able to enjoy sightings of the Nharhu males and River Pride females throughout the week, even after the rain.  The limping male is doing remarkably well with his injured leg and doesn’t appear to be limping at all anymore!  This was really not the outcome I foresaw for him so I am once again pleased that nature has proven me wrong!  We got to spend a couple of evenings in the presence of these males as they roared their dominance across the central Timbavatiand we could hear them calling around Tanda Tula Safari Campon most nights this past week.

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We have not had luck seeing the two mother lions this week. We are waiting with bated breath to see whether or not their litters of cubs survived the floods.  The water levels were so high that the flood waters would have rushed straight through their den sites!  They are not the first lion cubs to be born during the rainy season and I hope that even with the rising water levels, the cubs would have been able to scamper to safety.  Time will tell whether I am being unduly optimistic or if mother nature dealt the pride a cruel blow.

Later in the week, a random lioness from the Phalaborwa region of the Kruger was spotted in the heart of the River Pride’s territory and although she has been reported in the Timbavatibefore, it is the first time we have seen her. Reply