Lions of Timbavati

[Gamiz]

From Tinstwalo Safari Lodge
Epic two day safari update!

The last couple of drives has been immense, but standing out from the rest, was the new hyena den! Ironically, the way we discovered it was dramatic and in fact, quite sad!
As the avoca male lions awoke, they looked South towards Thanda Impi territory. We all thought they were going to pursue the Mbiri lionesses that was, and still is mating with the two Thanda impi males. The mating lions were a about 600m away from the 4 intruders and we thought chaos will be imminent during the cold night! As the 4 massive male lions started moving south, a squealing yelp came from the opposite direction. There attention immediately turned around towards the North, from where they originally came from and went to inspect the commotion. We followed the lions until they found the newly discovered hyena den. Unfortunately one cub made it back to the hole to late and one of the avoca males ended the young life with a swift bite to the neck. The 4 male lions were nowhere to be found the next morning and presumably headed back to the southern Timbavati. 

A sigh of relieve when the Thanda Impi male lions were found again with the Mbiri females at vulture pan unscathed. Aswel as the 10 Nharu cubs with their 3 bermingham (nharhu) mothers much further south towards malcolms bridge/ pivapath area where they also attended hunt school for the morning! The sable bridge leopard cub was also found high up in a jackal berry tree harassing a vulture nest at one stage! Both of the leopard cubs were around leopards drift area and the mother again, nowhere to be seen.

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Thanda Impi male / Mbiri lioness

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Avoca coalition

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Thanda Impi male Sizanani 

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Thanda Impi male Scorro

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