Lions of Timbavati

[Timbavati]

Tanda Tula - Timbavati update - It was just was well we had a feathered friend stealing the show this week, as the previous weeks’ staple stars were largely MIA this week. Following a couple of sightings of the River Pride around Machaton Dam, the females moved the cubs all the way back to the south-eastern corners of our concession, and with the dense banks of the Machaton Riverbed providing ideal spots to rest in, the pride made themselves very difficult to view, even though we knew exactly where they were. On the last evening of the week, the pride did re-emerge near Machaton Dam, with cubs in tow, but as it was already after sunset, the guides had to leave them and hope that they hung around until the morning. The Nharhu males were more active, and their tracks criss-crossed the central Timbavati, but with so many tracks around one morning, we actually weren’t even sure exactly who had been walking around. The Sark Pride were reported in the west, as well as two other young male lions late in the week. There was also a sighting of what appeared to be the Vuyela males and a lioness one evening on our access road; the next day their tracks were trailing a large herd of buffalo in the west, but despite finding the buffalos, the guides didn’t manage to locate on the lions. Reply