Lions of Timbavati

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Year 2019 at Umlani

In the beginning of the year we had the Mayumbula pride of 4 females move into our traversing area and seemingly make it their home as they all gave birth to cubs around the same time, in this prides time in our area they provided us with countless incredible sightings here are a few highlights. Being able to witness the 10 cubs grow from first seeing them a few weeks old to becoming young lions was an absolute privilege, to this day the 4 adult lionesses have done an incredible job of raising their cubs and all 10 cubs are still alive and well, even though we don't get to see them that often anymore.

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Watching the Mbiri males see-saw in and out of power has also been extremely interesting it seems like a bit of a fall from grace for them as they once dominated a huge portion of the central and southern Timbavati. The first part of the year saw them defending their territory viciously against any intruder that set foot in their kingdom, however it seems like the comfort of a stable pride was all that the two males were looking for and in the last part of the year we witnessed them all but move out of their former stomping grounds sticking with the Myambula pride who make regular kills therefore providing meals not only for their cubs but for the 2 males as well. These days the males will make the odd appearance but with 3 new males known as the Nharu males that have moved in they seem content to give up a large portion of their territory, perhaps one of the times that the Mbiri males returned and marked with the wounds of war the decision to relinquish territory to the 3 newcomers was made.

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