Kambula/Ntsevu Pride

[criollo2mil]

(09-12-2022, 05:44 PM)Mabingilane Wrote: @Tonpa  i think i read a while back that the 2nd Kambula B female did indeed return to the pride. But i can't remember where it was stated.

She briefly left and was seen with the pride but it didn’t last too long.    She has been back with the breakaways now 

Here is a recent sighting of the four. 

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[Mabingilane]

Thanks @criollo2mil 

So the core pride of 7 consists of 4 Original females and 3 2nd generation Kambulas. 

4 sub adult males are with 3 other young females

1 male is alone

What aboit the 6th Male? Only 5 have been sighted recently in groups of 4:1 Reply

[Tr1x24]

(09-13-2022, 08:05 PM)Mabingilane Wrote: 4 sub adult males are with 3 other young females

4 sub males are with 2 young females. 

2 older young males are alone and separated. Reply

[criollo2mil]

(09-13-2022, 08:05 PM)Mabingilane Wrote: Thanks @criollo2mil 

So the core pride of 7 consists of 4 Original females and 3 2nd generation Kambulas. 

4 sub adult males are with 3 other young females

1 male is alone

What aboit the 6th Male? Only 5 have been sighted recently in groups of 4:1

Here is the write up from MM about their tracking Reply

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[Tonpa]

"On our morning safari we found two Kambula lionesses with two cubs (being the Birmingham male’s offspring) feeding on the remains of a kill, close to Selati Camp. It will be interesting to see how long they remain in the area as they are currently within the territory of the N'waswishaka males."

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[DARK MANE]

(09-21-2022, 11:24 AM)Tonpa Wrote: "On our morning safari we found two Kambula lionesses with two cubs (being the Birmingham male’s offspring) feeding on the remains of a kill, close to Selati Camp. It will be interesting to see how long they remain in the area as they are currently within the territory of the N'waswishaka males."

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Whats the gender of these two cubs? Reply

[Mdz123]

(09-21-2022, 03:48 PM)DARK MANE Wrote:

(09-21-2022, 11:24 AM)Tonpa Wrote: "On our morning safari we found two Kambula lionesses with two cubs (being the Birmingham male’s offspring) feeding on the remains of a kill, close to Selati Camp. It will be interesting to see how long they remain in the area as they are currently within the territory of the N'waswishaka males."

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Whats the gender of these two cubs?

The last 2 Birmingham cubs are both female Reply

[afortich]

(09-21-2022, 03:48 PM)DARK MANE Wrote:

(09-21-2022, 11:24 AM)Tonpa Wrote: "On our morning safari we found two Kambula lionesses with two cubs (being the Birmingham male’s offspring) feeding on the remains of a kill, close to Selati Camp. It will be interesting to see how long they remain in the area as they are currently within the territory of the N'waswishaka males."

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Whats the gender of these two cubs?

@DARK MANE, welcome back buddy!! It's been a while since your last post. Reply

[Mapokser]

If 5/6 of the Kambula males are now 4yo doesn't this make them the second strongest coalition in the SS right now? If none dies, they'll soon be more powerful than the N'ws.

Maybe it's a good idea for them to get as far from their mothers territory as possible, take some pride west of their natal territory or even keep living as nomads and buy their time because very soon the only coalition that is threat to them will lose their advantage, and considering how the N'was have issues with injuries and are at best average-sized lions, it might be sooner than one would think. And I'm not even considering the possibility all 6 will be together, if I understand correctly currently there are 5 of them are together.

They could maybe take a pride in the KNP but I have no idea how is the situation there in terms of potential rivals. Reply

[afortich]

Good looking young guys!!

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[DARK MANE]

(09-22-2022, 01:12 AM)afortich Wrote: @DARK MANE, welcome back buddy!! It's been a while since your last post.

That's so nice of uu☺ Reply

[Tonpa]

Kambula Pride

The groupings we suggested last month held true for this month too. As a result, we continue to refer to the fragments of this pride in groups A – C (see August Game Report for the composition breakdown).

Mating activities continue between Kambula Group C and the Ndhzenga males this month.

• On the 1st, Kambula Group B was in Jakkalsdraai Open Area, while Kambula Group C was just east of them, keeping the company of the Ndhzenga males.
• On the 23rd, Kambula Group A had a giraffe bull kill north of Trollip’s Camp. This month, giraffes seemed a popular choice as Kambula Group C, and the Ndhzenga males shared a giraffe bull carcass north of Charleston Rock on the 28th .
• Kambula Group A are moving their cubs further from where we expect to see them, and more haphazardly too. This month they were seen as far northwest as the Causeway and as far southeast as Ivory Pan. In a heated interaction, they attempted to join in feeding from a giraffe carcass that Kambula Group C and the Ndhzenga males shared north of Charleston Rock. Unfortunately, it was not the warm family reunion we were hoping for. Despite contact-calling, Kambula Group A was met with hostility and chased into the Kruger National Park.
  

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[lionuk]

So, Kambula Group A consists of two females with two subadults, sired by the Birmingham males?

Kambula Group B consists of females from core pride 

Kambula Group C consists of 4 younger males and 1 female??

Maybe someone can correct that? Reply

[Tr1x24]

(10-07-2022, 09:04 PM)lionuk Wrote: Kambula Group C consists of 4 younger males and 1 female??

2 females * Reply

[lionuk]

(10-07-2022, 09:15 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: 2 females *

But one of those females has returned to core pride (I presume Group B).. Reply