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One of the huge Avoca male Lions, who were following the Talamati pride. Shot on a recent photography workshop at Jaci's Sabi House. With C4 Photo Safaris
(11-08-2021, 12:36 PM)lionuk Wrote: Great photo of the two South Avoca males after a buffalo kill. Photo credit: mywildafricanlife
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Those boys are definitely one tight pair. You hardly see one without the other. That bodes very well for their future, and their legacy.
Their bond will the key of their success. And they're doing pretty good with it. Already fathers of plenty cubs in the Sand River pride and thriving in Kruger. It's a shame that these males are settling more in Kruger instead to in Sabi Sands. The fuller-maned Southern Avoca male is described by a MalaMala ranger as a big male
Dark Mane has decided to stay near the Impala kill - whether or not he decides to climb up there and get the carcass remains to be seen. Either he'll do that or he will leave but right now he is simply staying put. Apparently he is on Djuma (earlier this afternoon)
(11-08-2021, 11:07 PM)lionuk Wrote: Dark Mane has decided to stay near the Impala kill - whether or not he decides to climb up there and get the carcass remains to be seen. Either he'll do that or he will leave but right now he is simply staying put. Apparently he is on Djuma (earlier this afternoon)
Ok it is now confirmed that DM didnt find his brothers since he is back north and probably wont help them in the action against N’was males
(11-08-2021, 11:07 PM)lionuk Wrote: Dark Mane has decided to stay near the Impala kill - whether or not he decides to climb up there and get the carcass remains to be seen. Either he'll do that or he will leave but right now he is simply staying put. Apparently he is on Djuma (earlier this afternoon)
Ok it is now confirmed that DM didnt find his brothers since he is back north and probably wont help them in the action against N’was males
I think the important point is he went that far south. Lions still maintain communication through scent and roars. Just because he didn’t find them yesterday doesn’t mean he won’t. And the confrontation with the N’Was won’t be a one time event. Today it’s Mohawk and Blondie handling the situation but over the course of the next few months the whole dynamic can change. It could even be more N’Was going up against Bboys with the Avocas further north watching what happens. So we just have to wait and see…
(11-06-2021, 01:30 PM)Potato Wrote: Some more shots of Old Avoca #2. I wouldn't say that Dark Mane Avoca is definitelly Brutus son. I would say you can see as much of a resemblance of him to Brutus as to #2 Old Avoca (particulary in those wide cheekbones and kinda triangular face structure).
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I don't see the resemblance, personally, however I see that Brutus resembles the BYM. Blondie looks like he could be sired by Avoca 2, though. I have an eye for these things, I believe. RRM to me looks more like Avoca 2 than the BYM. It's interesting how several of us on this board sees certain resemblances others do not at all.
(11-08-2021, 11:07 PM)lionuk Wrote: Dark Mane has decided to stay near the Impala kill - whether or not he decides to climb up there and get the carcass remains to be seen. Either he'll do that or he will leave but right now he is simply staying put. Apparently he is on Djuma (earlier this afternoon)
Sasha is brave and clever young leopard. DM probably thought that the effort of climbing up the tree was not worth it.
Avoca Male Lions and Their Male Lineage
