Lions of Timbavati

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Tanda Tula update

On the lion front, the Giraffe Pride and Monwana males were seen in the far western portions and spent a day standing off against a herd of buffalos.  Once more though, it was the River Pride that took centre stage.  They spent the entire week within our concession (a welcomed change following their recent erratic movements), but still, they walked some large distances during that time.  The mother that lost her cubs spent last weekend mating with the Nharhu males as the rest of the lionesses and cub wandered around. They surprised us one evening when they came to drink at Camp dam while we were escorting the guests back to their tents.  Following up the next day, Jack managed to track them down to a very fresh buffalo kill a couple of kilometres south of the camp.  It was a pleasing find, not only because it gave us three days of guaranteed lion viewing, but also this was the first adult buffalo the pride had killed in almost a year, and they did it without the Nharhu males.  Only the limping male was present when we found the kill and it took the other two males a couple of days to locate the pride.  Despite that, by the end of the scene, all eight members of the pride were completely satiated following such a big meal.  Tracks for the two Mbiri males were seen going to Machaton Dam, but we didn’t follow up to find them.

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