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Coalitions of Kruger National Park
Coalitions of Kruger National Park
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Coalitions of Kruger National Park
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Nomadic Renosterkoppies males, in Kruger. 7 July 2017. This one male a few months ago was in a bad state and had terrible mange and was knocking on deaths door, look at him now hunting Impala. Nature is amazing.
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WILDLIFE REPORT
SINGITA KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA For the month of June, 2017 Lions: ”Lebombo, the land of lions” certainly lived up to its name this month. With 69 sightings during the month and spread across all three of the main prides. On a few occasions, all three prides were seen in the course of a single day.  *This image is copyright of its original author Photo by Nick du Plessis The Shishangaan pride made up the bulk of the sightings this month, and most of those being of the large group of 19, surprisingly with all the sub-adult males still present! There were so many quality sightings but one definitely stands out as a buffalo hunt we were lucky enough to witness.  *This image is copyright of its original author We had watched them throughout the day lying up on a rocky ridge above a small pan. During the course of the entire day they moved all of about 50 metres and looked lethargic at best, hardly batting an eyelid at some kudus and impala who came down for a drink. But at dusk a large herd of elephants passed through which looked to startle them a bit and with their heads finally up they noticed a herd of around 50 buffalos moving in their direction. After what we had seen during the course of the afternoon we didn’t expect too much but stayed anyway hoping to see a little action.  *This image is copyright of its original author What would transpire in the next half an hour no one could have ever predicted! All 19 lions went from zero to full out in a few minutes and without the slightest attempt to stalk they ran directly into and after the herd, with absolute chaos ensuing. They ended up successfully targeting and bringing down three different adult buffalos at the same time! Nineteen lions are without doubt incredibly strong and powerful but buffalos are no slouches either. What is maybe more impressive is that by midway through the next morning’s drive there was almost no sign that anything had happened. The three large Shishangaan males got wind of what happened and came for their share which meant that between them and the 19 lions there was nothing left less than a day after it had all happened!  *This image is copyright of its original author The Mountain pride have been a little scarce compared to last month. They are slowly moving further north again and with the Xinkelengane drainage holding water very well to the north this is definitely a good move to be away from the big pride. The only thing which is not in their favour is how the ”Grumpy” Shishangaan male is almost constantly with the pride, adding extreme pressure especially when there is a kill. For the most part they are doing well, the entire pride and female cub looking extremely healthy. The Xhirombe pride have only made up a few sightings and only seem to come into the concession when the bigger Shishangaan pride are not present. At this point, there are only the single (very old) lioness and her last male cub who is now around four years old remaining. There is a thought that maybe the younger lioness has separated herself from the pride because she has small cubs of her own. If that is the case it will be her first litter and of course very exciting for us. This last month we have also had a few sightings of two unknown young males. These two males have been seen in the vicinity of the lodge and in the southern parts of the concession. We don’t know how long they’ll stick around, but we are enjoying the odd sightings and vocalizations around the camps at night  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author A beautiful male lion on patrol as the suns tries to poke through the early morning fog in Kruger National Park. He is part of a group of coalition males in charge of an incredible 35 member pride. Photo by hamishmitchellphotography
Shishangeni males. Credits to Discoverkruger.
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Shishangeni males. Credits to Discoverkruger.
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Photo Credits Brian rode
One of the new nomadic males that killed a giraffe in front of Singita lebombo in KNP  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author The 2 new nomadic males at the giraffe carcass  *This image is copyright of its original author Lion feeding on the giraffe carcass  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author New nomadic male lions feeding on giraffe  *This image is copyright of its original author "These guys clearly don't know what happened to the previous intruders... I wonder how long until the Shish males are onto them" 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZncPQfom57s
The ending is so funny lmao. He's like "fuck! Quick!". Goes to show the natural fear of humans these animals have.
From Latest Sightings
3 male lions,(Mhangeni\Talamati) on the move H2-2 Voortrekker road, at Shipberg Near Pretoriuskop Tinged by @Ruanvzyl  *This image is copyright of its original author
3 of the 4 shishangeni males up close and personal
Video Credit: Gareth Poole Photography Watch this recent Catfight at Ngala Private Game Reserve
Kruger Male lions
The grumpy Shish Male. He is often seen walking with the Mountain Pride. He is one of four dominant male lions in the Lebombo concession.  *This image is copyright of its original author Photo by Brian rodeOne of the 4 big mantimathle males found in the eastern part of our concession  *This image is copyright of its original author Photo by riaan botha wildlifeMantimahle male  *This image is copyright of its original author Photo by willie pienaar wildlifeOne of the 'kwaggas pan males' or ' Bafana Bafana' seen at Transport Dam  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Photos by Fotoart de Chalain Wildlife and nature. Camera: Nikon D5, Nikkor 200-400mm f4 lens, 1/640s f4.5 ISO 800-67EV
From: jock safari
Update by Louis Strauss The Eastern Bank males, which moved into the Jock/Biyamiti Region from the Sabi Sands 18 months ago, have new cubs, with 2 of the Biyamiti Weir pride. So far, 4 cubs have been seen by the Rangers on S23 south road.  *This image is copyright of its original author Sadly, one Eastern Bank Male has died after suffering from a long-standing injury. The coalition is now down to 4 males. 3 of the males often visit the Jock Concession and look very interested in the Jock females that should come into oestrus soon as the juveniles from this pride are almost 2 years old. There are no dominant pride males that rule the Jock pride and it looks like it will be an easy take over for the Eastern Bank Males.
Posted by Discoverkruger August 7 Jean talking to us about Vurhami Pride of lions, often seen in the area near Crocodile Bridge gate
Trip Report: Kruger Photo Safari 15-20 August 2017
CREDITSJOHAN VAN ZYL POSTED SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 Recently I had the privilege of hosting our Kruger Photo Safari, which takes place in the very well kept secret that is Camp Shawu. Camp Shawu is situated in the Southern section of the Kruger National Park, in the private Shishangeni Concession which stretches a good 15 000ha. The concession is beautifully located with the Crocodile River running through the southern section and the Lebombo mountains to the East. Only a 30 min drive after entering the Croc Bridge gate, it is an easy location to get to, and yet so few people know about this hidden gem One evening as we started heading back to Camp with the excitement of the afternoons sightings still fresh in our minds, we came across these 8 Male Lions all lying on the dam wall in front of Camp Shawu  *This image is copyright of its original author Our dreams came true when 05:00am the next morning we heard a roar… It started with one, then two and the next minute the sound of 8 Male Lions roaring surrounded Camp Shawu. It goes without saying that nobody needed any motivation to get out of bed, grab a cub of coffee and head out as soon as possible to view these incredible beasts.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
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