Kambula/Ntsevu Pride

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Kambula Pride

We enjoyed 61 sightings of this pride this month. The lionesses continue to keep their cubs on the Western Bank, with all the sightings of the cubs being in this stretch of the property. Infighting amongst the pride and between lionesses and the Ndhzenga males was at an all-time high this month with several sightings of these lions fighting, the most noteworthy one being on the Airstrip at sunrise on the 11th. One lioness was a bit too rough with a cub and the other four lionesses laid into her with two of the Ndhzenga males roaring amongst them. After almost two years the lioness with the two cubs of the Gowrie Males has lost the fight to keep them safe. The first cub disappeared a few months ago and we received reports this month that the Ndhzenga males caught up with the second cub this month.

Noteworthy sightings:

• Three lionesses and eight cubs shared an impala ram carcass with the Ndhzenga males north of Princess Alice Pans on the 1st.
• From the 2nd – 7th the lionesses kept the cubs around Princess Alice Pans. One lioness with two cubs kept her cubs more secluded but was seen introducing them to the rest of the litters at various points.
• On the 9th , one lioness with three very young cubs were south of West Street, she was seen in this area in the days that followed.
• On the 10th, a lioness killed an impala ewe at West Street Crossing.
• On the 11th , five lionesses, seven cubs and three Ndhzenga males were on the southern parts of the Airstrip. It is unclear what prompted it, but a fight broke out between the lions. None of the lions sustained any substantial injuries.
• Four lionesses and seven cubs fed on a male waterbuck kill at the old Kikilezihash Breakfast Spot on the 17th .
• One lioness enjoyed the company of the Black Dam males between the 23rd and 24th and was seen mating with them over the course of this time. She was with them again on the27th.
• A lioness attempted to steal a hoisted impala ram carcass from a Tamboti tree on the 28th, east of Piccadilly Triangle. She was out witted, and the Flat Rock male returned to the carcass the next morning.
  

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