Lions of Timbavati

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Blondie 's Boy Nkuhuma male,  named Sizanani male in the Manyeleti.
Sad to see you go.. you lived the true life of a king!
R.I.P. old fella.... you will be Missed!



Tribute from Peter Retting.

He will always be remembered as a brave Male who survived the Mapogos, the Majingilanes and the Matimbas, who took care of his limping brother, who both became the Ghost Males in the Sabi Sands, to then become Pride Males in the Manyeleti to the day they were outnumbered and chased off...who lost his brother and surprisingly teamed up with Scorro to become a successful Pride Male again. What a life. May he rest in peace.


The nkuhuma boys pic by karin van taken in 2010

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Nkuhuma boy and othawa female taken in 2011

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These were the Nkuhuma brothers, that male with a bad limp most lkely died, but he survived with the help of his brother for about 4 years, absolutly amazing!

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Here is an extract from manyeleti game reserve back in 2012
"We had two sightings of these males. The first was on Nyathi drive junction with Vulture pan road. They had a young Wildebeest calf which they had killed. The dominant male was feeding and the male with the bad leg was watching. The bond between these two still surprises me and I’m still amazed by their behaviour.

The dominant Sizanani fed on the calf for a while, left the kill and approached his brother. They went on to head rub and the dominant male left his brother the rest of a very small kill. Normal lion behaviour would have been eating the calf and leaving nothing for the other male. Lion society revolves around the strongest survives, but these two have a relationship stronger than I have ever seen.

 

They spent several days feeding on the female Buffalo. Once again the strong male, who we’ve decided to name the Madiba male (so named after Nelson Mandela because of his unusual compassion not seen in lion behaviour), left his brother Gimpy to feed in peace."

 
The two male lions in the central and northern parts of the manyeleti game reserve have become celebrities. Thuy show compassion not seen in lion behaviour often. Here they feed on yet another fully grown Buffalo.

Nkuhuma Male Lion Sep 6 2010 by banditt066

Sizanani  love
These brother lions show clear affection to each other and strengthen their social bonds
Tintswalo Lodges  Nov 5, 2012

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