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Fall of Mapogos Lions
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 (11-20-2016, 01:14 AM)fursan syed Wrote: No other coalition of sabi sand called thugs or gangsters by people of sabi sands . Can anyone provide any articles about it."Up until that time the area belonged to the gang of thugs known as the Mapogo’s. No male lion crosses into another’s domain without running a serious risk of being detected, discovered and possibly loosing your life. It was not long before two of the Mapogo males had discovered these new young up and coming males on their patch, attacking them instantly and severely mauling one of them, paralyzing him, leading to his death later on the same day. Later that afternoon the now four strong, upstarts must have been aware they had the upper hand and during a counter attack killed one of the Mapogo males, and abruptly bringing their infamous rein to a bloody end. They had punctured his skull, breaking his zygomatic arch and removing a chunk out of the back of his cranium. The next time we met their eyes held within an added confidence, as they now knew what they are capable of together. What is interesting is these new boys have begun their rule the same way as the Mapogo’s did just over three years ago and that is with the death of one of the old echelon. Where they came from is not important, what genes they carry is. As within in them lies the success or demise of the African Lion. I am sure we will be hearing more from these boys, as will the rest of the Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Meet the new kings." Humans use adjectives all the time to describe animals. They are called "Kings, Monsters, Thugs, Warlords, Killers, Lovers" and so on. Another article from Graham New Blood roams the Djuma driving area in the form of two new male lions in the area There is a new wave of lion politics evolving in the greater northern section of the Sabi Sands, with the appearance of two new up and coming male lions, making themselves known to the local prides. They first appeared around a month or so ago inside Djuma's northern territories coming out of Manyaleti, their origins a mystery. Both are in the early prime of their lives and have already ventured as far south as Djuma's boundary with northern Mala Mala. Mapogo territory and dangerous ground for new up and comming male lions. The string of dead lions left in the Mapogo's wake on just about the enitre reserve, is a worrying reminder of the Mapogo's power and range. The two new comers have already been ushered back north by the Mapogo's, two have been seen up in the area and have been heard most nights issuing audible warnings to the new comers to steer clear of their land. The previous two boys who attempted a take over were last seen by myself, at Buffelshoek Dam, on the 19th of June this year.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author No one really knows what happend to them, one of the draw backs of being limited to the areas accessable to lions but not to us.......... Now with the new boys in the area and being very stand offish of the vehicles, with one of them being what I consider to be a true male lion, is highly aggrressive. A huge bonus to the area and he already has and will hopefully continue to be, a massive wake up call for alot of the guides in the area, as through him will come the lessons of how to treat a lion with the respect they deserve. Here he is in all his glory we have only met once and I only managed to get a few shots of him, warning an in coming vehicle from another lodge, that he is not a cat to be messed with. I just wish I could add the sound of his growl which we recieved on our approach to him, but managed to float through his comfort barrier with a tail flick, "I'll kill you in a second" look, and that unmistakle growl which seems to eminate from deeper within him than seems possible. An incredible sound.  *This image is copyright of its original author The next shot is him about to charge the other car, but got his message across by sitting up and intensifying his growl, which the guide then got. He didn't seem to stay long in the sighting.  *This image is copyright of its original author With a cat with an attitude like he has and the fact that the Mapogo coallition are not always together, leaves me wondering whether these two may be the slow demise of the reign of the Mapogo's. I think his side kick might be the one to really be careful of, as he slinks off into cover and observes everything. I have no idea of his character, but have learnt to be weary of the one that slink off and watches. If not these two boys there has also been a sighting of a coalition 6 young males in the area recently, which I personlly have not had the privlegde of meeting, yet. They are all around the three and a half to four year old mark, so another couple of months and the lions world could turn on its head once again. Could be the days of the Mapogo's lounging around in their kingdom, be running out??  *This image is copyright of its original author http://www.djuma.com/blog/?itemid=30 I once again fail to find any bashing of the mapogos or any lions for that matter, in fact, he specifically talks about it being good to have an aggressive large male which is a "huge bonus for the area" Tourist love big predators, there is no higher request when going on safari than to see male lions or male tigers. |
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