Lions of Timbavati

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(11-15-2019, 08:36 PM)Potato Wrote: Mbiris are back north

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Looks like they are not very keen in staying there very long:

Quote:The Mayambula Pride – our residents for most of the last year – wandered into unchartered territory, and took this large pride quite far outside of the Timbavati.Although reports suggest that they were making a move back north, this suggests that the pride might not be seen as often as we would like in the coming months.

The Mbiri males joined them on their foray south, but did make a surprise appearance towards the end of the week when these impressive brothers could be heard roaring as they returned into an area that was once their fortress. For once, their roars did not go unanswered, and camped out in the western section of our concession, the young River Pride males began roaring in return. The Mbiri males heard this, roared back, and then listened. The River Pride responded. A year ago, the Mbiri males would have stood up and set off immediately in that direction to chase off any challengers that dared to stake a claim on their land. This evening, however, the two Mbiri males simply got up and walked off in the opposite direction. Only a few days before, the same River Pride males had been walking around near Tanda Tula Safari Campscent-marking and strutting around like they owned the place. I chuckled to myself thinking “they wish”, but after seeing that behaviour from the Mbiri males, I am now not so confident that they will keep this part of their territory for much longer.

Things are shaking up very quickly in that area. Reply