Coalitions of Kruger National Park

[Mapokser]

I also thought they look to be from Skybed lineage. In fact when I saw the location being Satara and the photo of the first male, I pictured the Mayambulas themselves, though he was too young to be a Mayambula.

Interesting if these 4 are sons of the Skybed sons. Reply

[Cath2020]

(02-28-2025, 04:34 PM)Brahim Wrote:

(02-27-2025, 06:59 AM)Redroadmale Wrote: Hello guys, I saw a post on Facebook that said that all  mjejane pride members were poached in the first week they were relocated in northern Kruger and also hippo pools pride were also poached in the span of one month. Is this true? The post says that it is confirmed by rangers but I don't know if I can believe it.

Yes some friends who went North recently said Rangers confirmed this

OMG, this is so very, very sad.  How unfair that those 2 females overcame great odds, only to lose their lives with their precious cubs.  The Mjejane Pride deserved better treatment.

I wonder what happened to the lone sub that was not relocated?!  He was quite young, eh?  Maybe he can make it to save their bloodline. ( Reply

[Cath2020]

(02-27-2025, 01:33 AM)Ngonya Wrote: The 'bigger' Southern Black Dam male that left his brother in Sabi Sands and went to Kruger teaming up with the Avoca young male.
Recently he has been seen without the company of the Avoca male and yesterday was alone close to S36 /S140 that goes to talamati not far from the riverbed section

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Poor guy never catches a break.  Something could have happened to his partner, the young Avoca Male, because he was seen limping heavily in their last update together.  He could have lost another partner to severe injury.  Lions that injured can get caught easily by another coalition.... Reply

[kobe8jf1234]

(02-28-2025, 04:54 AM)Mapokser Wrote: So, regarding Kumana and Mayambula/Vlak coalitions, let's see if I can make a chronology of possible and actual interactions that happened between them in the last few weeks:

Feb 12, Vlak #2 seen on a mission, chasing towards something in the road:

Feb 16, same guide posts 1/5 Kumana after chasing a Mayambula from his territory, he doesn't say it happened on that very day though, while on the Feb 12 post he said it happened in that very morning so could it be from the same day, 1/5 Kumana chasing off Vlak #2 from his territory?

Feb 17, by David Vasconcellos, Vlak #1 in a mission, chasing towards something:

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Feb 18 by Nelson Cruz, the youngest Kumana male seem injured, he has bite marks on his back:

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Same day, Feb 18, by Behind a Ranger's Lens:

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Photos by the same person at this time, Alberto Scattolin.

Vlak #1:

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Youngest, injured Kumana male:

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On top of it, Brahim had pointed out that 2 of the injured Kumana's brothers were limping, which increases the possibility that both coalitions may have clashed after 1/5 Kumana chased 1/5 Mayambula.

There's no sighting of Vlak #4 this year, but all 5 Kumana and their father are accounted for:

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As a bonus, last year Vlak #2 had injuries that seemed more than what you'd get fighting your own brothers for mating rights:

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And in late November of last year, in the first sighting of the Mayambula cubs in the Sweni pride, Vlak #2 was seen a bit skinny, limping very slightly of what it seemed a wound on his right left-hindlimb:

So maybe there's a rivalry between the 2 coalitions going for several months, or at least they had some encounters recently.

i hope all 5 Mayambula/Vlak males are alright and alive Reply