Lions of Timbavati

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TANDA TULA Blog 19 October, 2018. The lion sightings dominated this week, with the Mbiri males making a very welcome return to the area. It appears that the nine River Pride lions killed a buffalo bull in the west, but were promptly displaced by the two Mbiri males, as well as the Zebenine lionesses and the two cubs. This gave us a couple of days viewing, firstly as they gorged themselves on the carcass, and then a few more days as they slept off their gluttonous efforts! Very pleasingly was the amount of time the males spent with the pride, allowing for some wonderful interactions between themselves and their cubs. Towards the end of the week, the males parted company and headed off back east towards the Mayambula Pride, three of whom were found seeking shelter from the cold winds in a Terminalia thicket in the eastern parts of the concession towards the end of the week. The Ross lionesses were seen once in the far west, and after spending the day at Reflection Dam, the River Pride moved north and didn’t return for the remainder of the week.

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