Lions of Timbavati

[T Rabbit]

(07-18-2017, 01:59 AM)Chris Wrote:

(07-16-2017, 02:09 AM)T Rabbit Wrote:

(07-05-2017, 03:09 AM)Chris Wrote: But the avoca males still have territory in the north and they are looking to takeover the thanda impi males territory and females. That's why the thanda impi males and the females moved south because they heard the roars of the 3 gigantic avoca males. The avoca males are bigger and stronger.

to tell the true, these adult avocas tried already to take over the thanda imp males territory but they failed. the thanda imp males won the fight and could keep their territory. i remember that tintswalo lodge bet that the avocas would take over the area cause they are very big males. but different from the expectations, the thanda imps defeated them. after that fight the avocas never more tried to take over the central parts of manyeleti. skorro male is an agressive dominant male. looks like he fight very well!

So why did the thanda impi males and the mbiri pride moved south when they heard the 3 HUGE AVOCAS. And one again I don't see 2 males would scare off 3 gigantic adult males. Plus the thanda impi male sizzani is in weak condition.

that is what im talking about:
The Mbiri pride have been at the center of the drama, and the two coalitions seem to be competing for the same pride. The pride has been seen interacting with both coalitions as well, seemingly unable to make their minds up...they were found close to that area, at Khoka Moya camp, where they spent the day. We then didn’t see the Mbiri’s for a few days, until they were found flirting with the thanda impi males on Catwalk west. This was after the Thanda Impi males ganged up on one of the Avoca males. The tracks suggest that the Avoca male was with the Mbiri pride at the time of the attack.

The first sighting we had of the Thanda Impi’s was on the 3rd of July (2016). One of the Avoca males was calling, and the Thanda Impi’s were found responding to these roars on Helens road. We followed as they roared and scent marked, moving east and securing the area around the Nharhu pride, with whom they have 10 cubs at the moment...It all seemed to have quietened down, until the morning of the 5th of July. The guys found one of the Avoca male Lions, looking quite badly beaten up. The Thanda Impi males, were then found with the Mbiri pride, only a short distance away on Catwalk west. They seem to have timed their move very well, finding the much larger Avoca male without his brother. Relying on team work to secure their territory! The mark of a successful coalition of male Lions...The Thanda Impi’s had double teamed him, and he had an injured eye and some serious looking bite marks on his back legs. Round one to the Thanda Impi’s.
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