Lions of Timbavati

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The only survivor from the River pride's first litter of cubs in early 2020, a subadult female
Credit: Cathan Moore

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Note from Cathan Moore

"In July 2020, the then ever present River pride suffered a great loss in the disappearance of 5 of their 6 cubs, who had been born at the start of the year. The sole survivor, a tenacious female, had in a single night gone from just “one for the cubs” to a pivotal individual in the success of her pride. Her survival would be crucial to the future of her family. Despite the loss of her siblings, she grew in leaps and bounds and as the seasons cycled on, it was not long before she was an instinct driven sub-adult; a lion Padawan.

But life in the lion world is never certain and as a new force thundered on the horizon and her pride having lost two of their pride males by august 2021 would be sent into exile by the Skorro males (new coalition), once again turning her world upside down.


Jump forward to April 2022 and she is well on her way to becoming a fully fledged lioness. This female who we refer to as “subby” has overcome immense adversity and proven herself as a capable soul who has earned her right to walk among the pride and call the Timbavati her home.
It’s been an incredible journey for an incredible lioness and her family." Reply