Lions of Timbavati

[Potato]

(11-16-2019, 12:23 AM)Matimbalani Wrote:

(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.

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Exactly what is happening with the River Pride, I’m not sure.  Their composition is constantly changing, and the three males that have been absent from the females for so long suddenly reunited with them over the past week, feasted on a buffalo and then the pride split into new compositions after that; two males with one lioness, and the others moved off into Klaserie.

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Where the male that was hanging out with the four lionesses has gotten to, I am not exactly sure.  And the fate of the fifth male remains to be seen.  Whatever happens, it does definitely appear that the lion dynamics that we got so used to in 2019 seem sure to change over the coming months.  The Zebenine lioness and her daughter were also seen a couple of times this week, and one report was made of the Giraffe Pride in the far west of the area over the past few days too.

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I think this war is far from over and young boys better stick together more or it may be theirr downfall. Reply