Coalitions of Kruger National Park

[Gamiz]

Eastern Bank Male
Credit  to Andrew Shoeman

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[Gamiz]

“They lurk in the cold and dark. Hungry and wicked, they wait for their one chance to devour the weak.”...A powerful and intimidating coalition of Male Lions surrounds a Buffalo carcass as they feast away hell-bent!
Credit to Ronesh Parbhoo

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Who are they?
The old male is the same #67? Reply

[Gamiz]

Bloody Eastern Bank Male, this boy had a wound behind his front right leg.
Credit Yves Strybos

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[LionKiss]

#70

any idea about the name of this coalition? Reply

[Ngala]

(06-25-2016, 11:30 AM)LionKiss Wrote: #70

any idea about the name of this coalition?

Dominant males are the two old Mazithi males, with the Mazithi pride. The same old male and pride shared by Majingilane at reply #48, in this thread. Reply

[Gamiz]

(06-25-2016, 04:38 PM)Ngala Wrote:

(06-25-2016, 11:30 AM)LionKiss Wrote: #70

any idea about the name of this coalition?

Dominant males are the two old Mazithi males, with the Mazithi pride. The same old male and pride shared by Majingilane at reply #48, in this thread.

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[LionKiss]

(06-25-2016, 04:38 PM)Ngala Wrote:

(06-25-2016, 11:30 AM)LionKiss Wrote: #70

any idea about the name of this coalition?

Dominant males are the two old Mazithi males, with the Mazithi pride. The same old male and pride shared by Majingilane at reply #48, in this thread.

in message #48 you can read that these two males were ousted,
who did oust them?
an other coalition?

but now they are back with the pride they controlled in the past? or this is their natal pride? Reply

[Ngala]

(06-26-2016, 12:34 PM)LionKiss Wrote:

(06-25-2016, 04:38 PM)Ngala Wrote:

(06-25-2016, 11:30 AM)LionKiss Wrote: #70

any idea about the name of this coalition?

Dominant males are the two old Mazithi males, with the Mazithi pride. The same old male and pride shared by Majingilane at reply #48, in this thread.

in message #48 you can read that these two males were ousted,
who did oust them?
an other coalition?

but now they are back with the pride they controlled in the past? or this is their natal pride?

I don't know many information of the current situation. Old Mazithi males are around 12-13 years old, and they control the Mazithi pride for the last 10 years and more. They ousted by 4 male, but i don't know the current position of the old males in the pride. 

@Majingilane you know other info about? Reply

[Tshokwane]

Quote:@Majingilane you know other info about? 

Quote:in message #48 you can read that these two males were ousted,
who did oust them?
an other coalition?

but now they are back with the pride they controlled in the past? or this is their natal pride?

I don't know much about them, aside from what has been posted. 

But regarding the last question, I don't think they're back with the pride, they're still nomads, but I think in this case the lionesses know who they are and so maybe they don't have a problem with them, sharing a meal.

In this case, I think it's something similar to what happened with the old Kruger male, when the he returned to the territory of the southern pride and the lionesses didn't have a problem with it, they even mated with him. Reply

[Gamiz]

(06-27-2016, 04:40 AM)Majingilane Wrote:

Quote:@Majingilane you know other info about? 

Quote:in message #48 you can read that these two males were ousted,
who did oust them?
an other coalition?

but now they are back with the pride they controlled in the past? or this is their natal pride?

I don't know much about them, aside from what has been posted. 

But regarding the last question, I don't think they're back with the pride, they're still nomads, but I think in this case the lionesses know who they are and so maybe they don't have a problem with them, sharing a meal.

In this case, I think it's something similar to what happened with the old Kruger male, when the he returned to the territory of the southern pride and the lionesses didn't have a problem with it, they even mated with him.

So,  is not a coalition of five, is only a pride with the Mazhitis?
I posted from ttps://m.facebook.com/Ronesh-Parbhoo-Wildlife-Photography-177242835673208/ Reply

[Tshokwane]

Quote:So, is not a coalition of five, is only a pride with the Mazhitis?

Maybe it's an older pic with the current, younger Mazhiti males, back when they were still in the pride. Reply

[Tshokwane]

Yves Strybos Wildlife Photography:
This Eastern Bank Male looks aggressive in this photo but its just the end of a long early morning yawn, Biyamiti Weir, KNP.

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Post yawn, love the facial expression of this Eastern Bank Male in this photo, Biyamiti weir, KNP.

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[Ngala]

Photo and information credits: Andi Dill
"One of the two Phabeni Males I saw on the S65 last week. The Phabeni males are a coalition of two male lions. One of the two males is blind in one eye."

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[Ngala]

Today Solo was seen from Phabeni Gate in KNP. Credits to Latest Sightings - Kruger.

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[Gamiz]

Eastern Bank males
From a Dangerous Business Travel Blog
We probably had the most luck with seeing lions – in fact, we saw them on 3 of our 4 games drives.

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The first encounter was after dark on the first night, when we witnessed two male lions calling/challenging each other on one of the paved roads (you can listen to this in my video). The lions stalked down the road towards each other in a territorial dispute, and we nearly saw a real cat fight!
On the second day, we became voyeurs to a pair of lions mating (fun fact: lion sex only lasts for a handful of seconds, but when they are mating they do it every 10-15 minutes for days on end!).

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We also came across a group of four young males napping in the shade right alongside the road.

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And, lastly, we met with a whole pride of young lions atop a rocky hill at sunset that evening.

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