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(03-07-2025, 11:15 PM)afortich Wrote: Now we're getting some good updates on the Mongawane coalition, nice!!
I think the updates for the Skorro Pride and Mongawane Males would be more regularly or much more as we used to have as more people will traverse/visit the area with the interest of seeing the white cub of the Skorro Pride.
03-07-2025, 11:40 PM( This post was last modified: 03-07-2025, 11:40 PM by BA0701 )
(03-07-2025, 11:27 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Skorros should be 2nd pride for Mongawanes, no?
Torchwood was seen with some lionesses and cubs around 1 year ago, possibly north of Orpen/H7, where they disappered in 2023.
I recall that, as well, but it was never known who the pride was, as so many of us were hoping to get more frequent updates on the two young males we'd followed so closely during their early life, and we wished to know who the pride was, and how they came about controlling them. Did they stumble onto an uncontrolled pride, did they fight for it? There were a lot of unanswered questions during that time.
03-07-2025, 11:40 PM( This post was last modified: 03-07-2025, 11:41 PM by afortich )
(03-07-2025, 11:35 PM)sunless Wrote:
(03-07-2025, 11:15 PM)afortich Wrote: Now we're getting some good updates on the Mongawane coalition, nice!!
I think the updates for the Skorro Pride and Mongawane Males would be more regularly or much more as we used to have as more people will traverse/visit the area with the interest of seeing the white cub of the Skorro Pride.
It makes a lot of sense. Hope you're right my friend!!
Great news the South Shishangeni male was seen yesterday and today with his pride. Seen with 3 lionesses, 2 bigger cubs, 3 small cubs.
Thanks Jaun Slabbert
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03-08-2025, 03:21 PM( This post was last modified: 03-08-2025, 07:24 PM by BA0701 )
(03-08-2025, 01:34 PM)Brahim Wrote: Great news the South Shishangeni male was seen yesterday and today with his pride. Seen with 3 lionesses, 2 bigger cubs, 3 small cubs.
Speaking of S.Shishangeni, i found this clip of EBM, idk if its recent:
@Tr1x24 don’t think it’s a recent clip, EBM succumbed to his poor condition some time ago now. Another example of an impressive male deteriorating relatively quickly.
(11 hours ago)Brahim Wrote: The Last of the 5 Old Mantimahle males seen today after nearly 3 years at 15 years old. Father of Nkhulu, Plains camp, Mantimahles and others.
That's insane news! The beauty of these sightings is that it just reminds one of the vastness and remoteness of large parts of the Greater KNP where animals can disappear from the public eye and be thought to be gone only to find that they have been doing well this whole time (Granted, the last Old Mantimahle male was not sighted for 3 years and he was already old even then so it's perfectly reasonable to have considered him dead after such a long time).
And he's still looking really good considering his age and the life he and his brothers lived. According to the post, he was sighted with the H5 pride in the Crocodile Bridge area.
Coalitions of Kruger National Park
