Lions of Timbavati

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Tanda Tula update

The lions were anything but cooperative this week, and provided a real challenge for us; something we haven’t had to deal with for ages!  The Mayambula Pride had split and were wondering around in some very unusual areas, but they did re-appear briefly at the beginning of the week, but as they were on the opposite side of the concession, we opted not to go, hoping instead that they would return to their old haunts and be more visible over the coming days…we were wrong!  They only showed themselves again at the end of the week, and Scotch managed to get to see three of the lionesses, but not the lionesses that have the cubs.

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Interestingly, there were reports of members of the Birmingham Pride being found within Mayambula territory, and not too far south of our concession – reports even suggested that the pride did have the white lions with them!  We actually did get to see two young males from the Birmingham Pride near Nkhari Homestead one evening, and these lions were later identified as being the brothers of the young white male lion from within the pride…this gives us a glimmer of hope that there may be a day in the not too distant future that he graces us with his presence.  The River Pride made a brief one day appearance in the north-west of the concession, and the young Giraffe male and the injured Monwana male were also seen briefly in the Klaserie River close to Plains Camp, but they disappeared before I got to see them. Reply