Lions of Timbavati

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This is one of the two Mashungulu males who are in the process of taking over the Takazile pride resident in the Western zone of OWNR having already taken over the Takazile split away pride in the Eastern zone . On Saturday they killed and ate another one of the Takazile males. This photo is one of them taking a rest from the lion kill. Since our last post on their first kill and consumption we have been avidly researching this cannibalism. The majority of the bush legends in these parts had no prior to offer. However more digging has found articles that document whilst uncommon , this is not unique. Apparently the Mapogo coalition, subject of the extraordinary documentary “Brothers in Blood” , also behaved similarly with some of their kills. The theory is that it is an illustration of dominance in the extreme, using another food source and thereby denying competition ie hyenas a free meal in the process. It is not “unnatural “nor “deviant” behaviour. One thing everyone is agreed upon is that there is more of this to come….

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