Injured male lion stampede by buffalo herd and died

[Garfield]

(05-09-2017, 02:15 PM)Fredymrt Wrote:

(05-06-2017, 08:37 AM)sik94 Wrote: you have any reliable sources that the lion survived? Seemed like it was game over to me.

Like @Garfield  mentioned  the lion was found dead  2/3 days after the incident, also they both died buffalo because of infection 2 weeks later.
 

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From: Shenton Safaris july 2014:

One of the males in the pride doesn’t seem to be in a very good condition because he’s got a lot of scars all over his body which we think may be due to a skin disease. Let’s hope he makes it for another season because those males make for a very nice coalition.
Patrick after checking with the South Luangwa Conservation Society and the Zambian Carnivore Program, both of whom have seen the lion, they tend to think that he has Ringworm, but will proceed to some skin and blood testing should his condition worsen.
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Sep 27, 2014 by Matt Armstrong-Ford

Over the past few weeks we have noticed that the Mwamba Kaingo pride have been one male down. The dominant male of the pride has been seen less and less and he has been behaving strangely. The last time he was seen with the whole pride was at a kill on lion plain where he fed and left without any interaction with other pride members.
He has now made Mwamba bush camp his home. With fresh water and a constant supply of food it seems a good place to spend the last of your days.

From looking at this magnificent male it is easy to see that all is not well. He has, what looks like a very sore skin condition and possibly and underlying aliment that is causing him to lose weight very quickly. This said, since he has made mwamba his home he has managed to take down a female buffalo right in front of our hide but unfortunately was unable to eat as the fight took too much out of him. 

A few days later he still had not moved from the Mwamba hide and was looking weaker and weaker by the day until Wednesday when we got a call on the radio from Vickson saying there is a commotion coming from the hide. After a very quick drive we arrived at the hide to find the Mwamba male hanging from the muzzle of another female buffalo whilst the rest of the herd watched on.  What followed can only be described as an epic battle between two gladiators fighting to the death.

The battle took place in the same way you would see two heavy weight boxers fighting for the world title. After three minute bouts both titans would stand and stare at each other waiting for the other to make the first move.  After each interval you could see both fighters getting weaker and weaker and by round seven both were finished. It was at that point where the herd came to the rescue and a male buffalo, much like a referee came and put an end to the fight.

With the buffalo gone the battered warrior managed to drag himself under a bush, where we all though he would surely depart this world.
However like any true king he was not done just yet. The following morning not far from Mwamba he had taken down an impala and was seen feeding on it with very little sign of the previous days encounter.
To me this just shows the strength and power of the magnificent beasts and their instinct to survive and live against all odds.
So maybe, just maybe this king of the jungle in not ready to give up his thrown, at least not for now.

On Sep 30, 2014 by Derek

A big thank you to south Luangwa Conservation Society (SLCS), The Zambia Carnivore Program (ZCP) and The Zambian Wildlife Authority (ZWA) for assisting us with the darting and relocation of the Mwamba male who had made Mwamba bush camp his home.
As im sure most of you are aware from following our page there has been a lot of activity surrounding The Mwamba Male. The Mwamba Pride often move into the area directly surrounding Mwamba Bush Camp at this time of year, but the dominant male was behaving in an unusually aggressive manner.

We reported the unusual behaviour to ZAWA who decided he should be relocated to the far reaches of his territory away from any camps, where he could have become a danger to humans. Decisions to interfere with the processes of nature are not made lightly, but the safety of park guests is always the priority as is the safety of the animals. Any animal who attacks a human would have to be put down and ultimately that is also an outcome we would strenuously avoid.
Once  ZAWA  had instructed us we called SLCS and ZCP to come in and relocate him.

When the team arrived the Mwamba male was resting close to the Mwamba hide under a bush with an impala he had killed that morning.  The process of darting him went smoothly and he was loaded and moved to Kapanda lagoon out near our Baobab Forest.

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When he came around he immediately started feeding on the impala carcass that was also moved with him and everyone was pleased to see the positive reaction he had to the experience. After seeing all was well the two teams left him to figure out his surroundings.
He was found dead two days later.  It is suspected that he suffered fatal internal injuries from his battle with the buffalo at Mwamba a couple of days prior to his re-location. This injury may have sparked the aggressive behaviour in the first place.

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He was an iconic beast.  This male lion had been photographed and enjoyed by thousands of our guests over the past several years; all of whom had carried those memories of Wild Africa back out into their lives. We are so sorry to see him go, but he went out like the legend he was. RIP

So yo sayin this lion was a sick dude, that makes sense ta me, becuz I can totally see dat, it wasn't full strength when fighten the buffalo. If it wasn't sick, it would of won that battle hands down I bet. Reply