The Charleston Males

[Tshokwane]

A WEEK IN THE BUSH VOL. 114:
We started off the week with the Southern Pride and Charleston males finishing off a recent kill, which lasted them several days.  The rain came bucketing down and as a result we suspended off-road driving so as not to damage the environment, allowing it around 48 hours to dry.  During this time, it was difficult to keep up with the lions, but we did witness the larger Charleston male attempting to mate the youngest lioness of the Pride with limited success and amidst all of this they enjoyed a bit of sport…chasing around hyenas and vultures at the carcass.  We watched from a distance, but it was still a great sighting.  The vultures, after enjoying a good meal, also enjoyed the fresh water on offer around them.

Once the off-roading status returned to normal, we were able to catch up with the lions again and have been happy to see most of them together quite frequently with the exception of Floppy Ear and the 3:2 lioness.  Floppy Ear has been staying close to her cubs and the 3:2 lioness we suspect has also ventured off to den somewhere, although we are not certain on the location.  Still, there are more exciting times ahead.

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