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Kambula/Ntsevu Pride

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( This post was last modified: 01-23-2024, 09:38 PM by criollo2mil )

In a surprising turn of events, K3 has introduced her cubs and reunited w the core.    

Hopefully they are all  fully accepted without incident


https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Gao7k43...tid=WC7FNe



EIDT: i was mistaken. this is Not K3. it is a Throwback of K8 from last year. K3 has new cuns but has not re-joined the cope pride. sorry for the confusion.
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Wow, so her remaining cub from the last litter has reunited with her mother? Crazy.
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(01-22-2024, 11:21 PM)Mapokser Wrote: Wow, so her remaining cub from the last litter has reunited with her mother? Crazy.

I think there is some confusion made by the recent MM video and i may have mis-interpreted the sighting.

K3 has indeed had new cubs but still remains away from the core...her cubs are in the sighting from Mrisho a few posts up on this thread.


she is a different female that the MM video shows saying the youngest subs have rejoined the pride. I made a false assumption it was same lioness.

the MM video is a throwback and those cubs are apparently from K8.


so K6, K2 and K3 still remain away as a separate group.


sorry for confusion.
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Here is a quick summary regarding that unique circumstances that led to the situation with the cubs of K3 that are w the core while she’s in the breakaway

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( This post was last modified: 02-16-2024, 08:54 PM by Mapokser )

Mala Mala January 2024 Report:

THE KAMBULA PRIDE = 24
 2 ADULT FEMALES 10 YEARS 10 MONTHS 
 2 ADULT FEMALES ± 10 YEARS 7 MONTHS 
 4 ADULT FEMALES ± 5 YEARS 6 MONTHS 
 9 CUBS 1 YEAR 1 MONTH 
 1 CUB 0 YEARS 11 MONTHS 
 3 CUBS 0 YEARS 6 MONTHS 
3 CUBS 0 YEARS 2 MONTHS 
MALAMALA, FLOCKFIELD, NORTHERN CHARLESTON
 (48 sightings) 


Another month has passed, and there has been no observed interaction between three of the older
lionesses and the rest of the pride; it seems likely that this breakaway could become permanent. Due to this, we will be referring to the three older lionesses as the 'estranged lionesses’ and the five lionesses with the 13 cubs as the ‘bulk of the pride’. The three estranged lionesses of the Kambula pride started off the year by introducing us to their three newest cubs who were finally seen after being well hidden in their den on Campbell Koppies. The rest of the pride continues to thrive, spending most of the month on the Western bank. 

Noteworthy sightings: 

• On the 2nd, we were introduced to the three newest cubs from the estranged lionesses at Campbell Koppies. They were estimated to be around 6 weeks old. 

• On the 3rd, five lionesses and 13 cubs joined the Ndhzenga males at the Airstrip where they 
stayed until the next day. 

• On the 6th, three lionesses, and the two Ndhzenga males stole the remains of a buffalo kill 
from the members of the Nkuhuma pride at Buffalo Bush Dam, while at least one lioness and 
four cubs were left at the Airstrip. 

• Two of the estranged lionesses were joined by the Ndhzenga males at the Sausage Spot the 
next day. 

• One of these lionesses was mating with one of the Ndhzenga males at Piccadilly Triangle on 
the 8th and moved to the Mlowathi Spot on the 9th.


• The bulk of the pride was seen in the vicinity of Princess Alice Pans on the 8th and the 10th.


• The 12th and 13th were exceptionally rainy days, but the three estranged lionesses were seen between Plank’s Pan and Campbell Koppies, while the bulk of the pride was in a very muddy area with the Ndhzenga males, west of the Airstrip. 

• On the 14th, the three estranged lionesses were closer to the eastern koppie of Campbell 
Koppies when the newest mother walked to the Sausage Spot, leading us back to her new den 
site on the central rocky outcrop, where she met with her three young cubs. 

• The next day, she had moved them to the Mlowathi Spot, where the other two females and 
the Ndhzenga males joined them. 

• On the 19th, the largest of the estranged lionesses was mating with the larger Ndhzenga male at Lower Mlowathi Crossing while the new mother was with her three cubs at the Lookout Point on Campbell Koppies. They were joined by the mating pair the next day. 

• These two continued mating on the 21st in the northern parts of Piccadilly Triangle. The other 
Ndhzenga male joined the two remaining females and the young cubs at the Mlowathi Spot.

On the 23rd, the bulk of the pride was with the larger Ndhzenga male west of the Airstrip and 
the Smaller Ndhzenga male joined one of the estranged lionesses at Campbell Koppies where 
they fed on an impala kill. 

• On the 25th, the bulk of the pride were found in the Rock Drift Donga at the Charleston 
Flockfield Boundary with three cubs missing. These cubs were found further north, closer to Styx Rocks. It was a particularly dangerous time for the cubs to be left alone as a young male from the Styx Pride was also in that area. 

• The same day, the three estranged lionesses were with the smaller of the Ndhzenga males south of Campbell Koppies while the three youngest cubs played on the rocks around them. 

• The next day, two lionesses and one of the older cubs were found on West Street Bridge 
moving quickly north. Shortly afterwards, they met up with the rest of the pride who were feeding on the remains of a zebra kill. All 13 cubs were in this position, and it seems after making the kill, the two lionesses went looking for their lost cubs. 

• That afternoon, the larger Ndhzenga male attempted to mate with one of the estranged 
lionesses at the Mlowathi Spot and was met with quite an aggressive response while the other two lionesses and the three cubs were resting just to the north of them. 

• From the 28th to the 30th, the estranged lioness with the three youngest cubs were resting in 
the Mlowathi River to the south of Lower Mlowathi Crossing and were joined by two Ndhzenga males and the other two estranged lionesses on the 30th.

https://malamala.com/monthly-game-reports/
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Kambula Feasting




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( This post was last modified: 03-04-2024, 06:45 PM by criollo2mil )

Mala Mala has announced the formal split and renaming of the two groups of Kambula Pride.  


The Smaller group made up by the K3, K2 and K6 lionesses w 3 cubs will now be known as Ntsevu Pride by MM (the name used exclusively by Londolozi until now )


The Core of K5 w the daughters remains as Kambula


Will be interesting if this was coordinated w Londolozi and they follow and begin using the Kambula name because they have never used it.  


These two reserves have long  standing animosity and don’t work well together.    Hopefully that’s a thing of the past.  


A little interesting piece of trivia:

The cool detail is:

Ntsevu means SIX.  it’s why it was used for the original females that left mangheni

Today , the new minted Ntsevu , are also SIX.  3 originals, 3 cubs.   :)


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(03-04-2024, 05:15 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: Will be interesting if this was coordinated w Londolozi and they follow and begin using the Kambula name because they have never used it.  
From Mala Mala facebook page:

"The Kambula pride has been split for long enough now for the two groups to be considered as two separate prides. After consultation with our friends at Londolozi we’ve settled on the following:

The larger portion, consisting of 5 females (including one of the original lionesses) and 13 cubs, will keep their current name. The other portion, consisting of 3 of the original lionesses and 3 cubs, will adopt the pride’s alias: Ntsevu pride."
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(03-04-2024, 10:32 PM)Potato Wrote:
(03-04-2024, 05:15 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: Will be interesting if this was coordinated w Londolozi and they follow and begin using the Kambula name because they have never used it.  
From Mala Mala facebook page:

"The Kambula pride has been split for long enough now for the two groups to be considered as two separate prides. After consultation with our friends at Londolozi we’ve settled on the following:

The larger portion, consisting of 5 females (including one of the original lionesses) and 13 cubs, will keep their current name. The other portion, consisting of 3 of the original lionesses and 3 cubs, will adopt the pride’s alias: Ntsevu pride."

Hehe….I missed that very key piece. Lol. Reading is fundamental :)
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( This post was last modified: 03-05-2024, 01:09 AM by Mapokser )

I hope both groups can be successful and raise their new generation of cubs. Mala Mala and eastern Londolozi is certainly big enough for 2 prides but the split is still a shame since they may attack each other in the future.

Edit: This makes me think. What are the Kambula Breakaways now?

Still Kambula Breakaways? Or maybe Ntsevu Breakaways?
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Mala Mala video posted 10 days ago. Kambula pride finishing off a zebra kill.




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(03-05-2024, 12:54 AM)Mapokser Wrote: Edit: This makes me think. What are the Kambula Breakaways now?


are you asking about the 4 Males w sister?

the reserve calls them Kambula Breakaways but i dont consider them a pride. I simply call them Northern Kambulas.

when the status of her sister reveals itself clearer, we will see.
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Ntsevu lioness and her three cubs.




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A leopard family, a wild dog with one thing on his mind, and the Kambulas on a kill. Cubs are getting quite big.




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Londolozi blog The Week in Pictures #641

https://blog.londolozi.com/2024/03/22/th...tures-641/

Kambula lioness and cub.


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A Ntsevu lioness (apparently).


*This image is copyright of its original author
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