Kambula/Ntsevu Pride

[Duco Ndona]

(04-30-2024, 10:28 PM)BA0701 Wrote:

(04-30-2024, 10:26 PM)Duco Ndona Wrote: Even that is pretty normal. 

Its not for nothing the amount of feeding related facial scarring is used as a tool to guess age.

Of course, such scrums happen at every meal, but not to such little cubs. I believe that is the point being made.

Even that isnt abnormal. In lion prides, the cubs eat last unless the adults feel comfortable sharing an abundance of food. In this case there was to little meat left so the adult took it.

The cubs can always drink milk later. Though its not unheard of them starving first if food really becomes an issue. Reply

[Ttimemarti]

i mean 5 adult females 13 cubs and subadults and maybe the 2 males a lot of mouths to feed Reply

[T I N O]

Here are some of the members of the Kambula pride of lions on the move at Londolozi,South Africa in March 2024.
Photo credit: Anthony Goldman

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[Mapokser]

Heavily pregnant Ntsevu female chasing a leopard:

Let's hope she has a big litter, the 3 Ntsevu aren't young and one is infertile so they need more numbers quickly. It'd be great if at least 1 cub is male as well so he can join his cousin in the future. Reply

[Ttimemarti]

She looks huge lol hopefully it is a big litter… didn’t k4 have 4 or 5 males but she somehow she died and unfortunately so did all her cubs Reply

[Ponce]

Kambulas hunting a buffalo and greeting Amhale.

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[Mapokser]

Finally I found better footage of the Othawa male with K6:

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Is she tall, I wonder?

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Interesting enough they are very closely related, not only they were sired by the same males, but their mothers were also sired by the same males. Reply

[T I N O]

(05-09-2024, 01:38 AM)Mapokser Wrote: Finally I found better footage of the Othawa male with K6:

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Is she tall, I wonder?

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Interesting enough they are very closely related, not only they were sired by the same males, but their mothers were also sired by the same males.

K6 is definitely a big lioness. Reply

[NLAL11]

Londolozi Blog The Week in Pictures #649. Credits to Kate Arthur.

https://blog.londolozi.com/2024/05/17/th...tures-649/

Early one morning, we came across the Kambula Pride lying in an open clearing. Two of the young male cubs were playfully milling about on a fallen marula tree… we could not have asked for a more perfect photographic, entertaining and enjoyable scene!

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With most of the pride lying up in the long grass behind the fallen over tree, the youthfulness and restlessness of the cubs were apparent as they refused to sit still and keep us entertained for the better part of an hour.

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One of the Kambula Cubs finds comfort in using a sibling as a pillow to catch a quick nap.

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One of the Kambula Pride’s younger cubs entertained us as it stretched its body as tall as it could, claws out, while it grappled with a small stick.

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[NLAL11]

Mala Mala Game Report April 2024 https://malamala.com/wp-content/uploads/...024-LD.pdf

THE KAMBULA PRIDE = 18
1 ADULT FEMALE ± 10 YEARS 10 MONTHS
4 ADULT FEMALES ± 5 YEARS 9 MONTHS
9 CUBS 1 YEAR 4 MONTHS
1 CUB 1 YEAR 2 MONTHS
3 CUBS 0 YEARS 9 MONTHS
MALAMALA, FLOCKFIELD, NORTHERN CHARLESTON
(11 sightings)

The members of the Kambula spent much of their time west of MalaMala and were seen on fewer
occasions compared to previous months.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 1st, the pride was northeast of West Street Bridge.
• One lioness and five cubs were seen near Flockfield Camp on the 4th, the next day, the majority
of them fed on a kudu east of the Airstrip.
• On the 10th, they stumbled upon a fresh impala kill presumably made by the Nkoveni female.
• They returned to MalaMala on the 17th, when they were found at Princess Alice Pans.
• On the 19th, they crossed east over the Sand River and were at Kapen Open Area.
• On the 20th, they were east of West Street Bridge trailing a herd of buffalo. The next day they
were north of the Airstrip.
• The 13 cubs were seen alone to the northeast of West Street Bridge on the 24th.
• All 18 members of the pride were seen on the 25th, northeast of West Street Bridge where
they killed an impala ram.
• The next day they were seen further east of the Matshapiri River on the MalaMala Flockfield
Boundary.


THE NTSEVU PRIDE = 6
2 ADULT FEMALES 11 YEARS 1 MONTH
1 ADULT FEMALE ± 10 YEARS 10 MONTHS
3 CUBS 0 YEARS 5 MONTHS
MARTHLY, EYREFIELD, MALAMALA
(37 sightings)

We enjoyed many sightings of this small pride. As the young cubs grow, they are moving around with
the lionesses more.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 1st, they were with the Ndhzenga males at the Mlowathi Spot.
• On the 2nd, a lioness stole a kill from the Piccadilly female at Lower Mlowathi Crossing and
shared it with her cubs, while the other two lionesses were south of Mlowathi Dam Crossing.
• On the 6th the three lionesses had a run-in with the Piccadilly female and chased her up a tree
in the Mlowathi River, north of Lower Mlowathi Crossing.
• They were all resting in the Sand River in front of MalaMala Camp from the 7th and 8th.
• On the morning of the 9th, one lioness was with the Ndhzenga males at Mlowathi Dam but
joined the other two lionesses that afternoon at Senegal Bush.
• The next day, the mother of the three cubs was south of Lower Mlowathi Crossing but met up
with her cubs at the prominent rocks to the northwest that afternoon.
• They were all south of Lower Mlowathi Crossing with the Ndhzenga males on the 11th.
• The cubs were seen alone in the same area on the 12th and 13th, while the females were
around Piccadilly Triangle.
• On the 16th, they were together with the Ndhzenga males at Piccadilly Triangle; where they
spent most of their time for the four days that followed.
• On the morning of the 21st, one lioness was on the Old Airstrip while the cubs were with the
Ndhzenga males south of Campbell Koppies. The females joined them here later in the day.
• On the 23rd, a lioness and the three cubs stole the remains of an impala ram from vultures at
Fred’s Tree.
• On the 28th, the three lionesses and a Ndhzenga male stole a kill from the Stone Drift female
east of the Ngoboswan Breakfast Spot.
• The next day, two lionesses and the three cubs were with a Ndhzenga male west of Piccadilly
Triangle, feeding off the remains of another impala ram kill.
• On the last day of the month, the three lionesses were feeding on yet another impala ram kill
in the western parts of Piccadilly Triangle. Reply

[Go131810]

(05-17-2024, 06:00 PM)NLAL11 Wrote: Mala Mala Game Report April 2024 https://malamala.com/wp-content/uploads/...024-LD.pdf

THE KAMBULA PRIDE = 18
1 ADULT FEMALE ± 10 YEARS 10 MONTHS
4 ADULT FEMALES ± 5 YEARS 9 MONTHS
9 CUBS 1 YEAR 4 MONTHS
1 CUB 1 YEAR 2 MONTHS
3 CUBS 0 YEARS 9 MONTHS
MALAMALA, FLOCKFIELD, NORTHERN CHARLESTON
(11 sightings)

The members of the Kambula spent much of their time west of MalaMala and were seen on fewer
occasions compared to previous months.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 1st, the pride was northeast of West Street Bridge.
• One lioness and five cubs were seen near Flockfield Camp on the 4th, the next day, the majority
of them fed on a kudu east of the Airstrip.
• On the 10th, they stumbled upon a fresh impala kill presumably made by the Nkoveni female.
• They returned to MalaMala on the 17th, when they were found at Princess Alice Pans.
• On the 19th, they crossed east over the Sand River and were at Kapen Open Area.
• On the 20th, they were east of West Street Bridge trailing a herd of buffalo. The next day they
were north of the Airstrip.
• The 13 cubs were seen alone to the northeast of West Street Bridge on the 24th.
• All 18 members of the pride were seen on the 25th, northeast of West Street Bridge where
they killed an impala ram.
• The next day they were seen further east of the Matshapiri River on the MalaMala Flockfield
Boundary.


THE NTSEVU PRIDE = 6
2 ADULT FEMALES 11 YEARS 1 MONTH
1 ADULT FEMALE ± 10 YEARS 10 MONTHS
3 CUBS 0 YEARS 5 MONTHS
MARTHLY, EYREFIELD, MALAMALA
(37 sightings)

We enjoyed many sightings of this small pride. As the young cubs grow, they are moving around with
the lionesses more.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 1st, they were with the Ndhzenga males at the Mlowathi Spot.
• On the 2nd, a lioness stole a kill from the Piccadilly female at Lower Mlowathi Crossing and
shared it with her cubs, while the other two lionesses were south of Mlowathi Dam Crossing.
• On the 6th the three lionesses had a run-in with the Piccadilly female and chased her up a tree
in the Mlowathi River, north of Lower Mlowathi Crossing.
• They were all resting in the Sand River in front of MalaMala Camp from the 7th and 8th.
• On the morning of the 9th, one lioness was with the Ndhzenga males at Mlowathi Dam but
joined the other two lionesses that afternoon at Senegal Bush.
• The next day, the mother of the three cubs was south of Lower Mlowathi Crossing but met up
with her cubs at the prominent rocks to the northwest that afternoon.
• They were all south of Lower Mlowathi Crossing with the Ndhzenga males on the 11th.
• The cubs were seen alone in the same area on the 12th and 13th, while the females were
around Piccadilly Triangle.
• On the 16th, they were together with the Ndhzenga males at Piccadilly Triangle; where they
spent most of their time for the four days that followed.
• On the morning of the 21st, one lioness was on the Old Airstrip while the cubs were with the
Ndhzenga males south of Campbell Koppies. The females joined them here later in the day.
• On the 23rd, a lioness and the three cubs stole the remains of an impala ram from vultures at
Fred’s Tree.
• On the 28th, the three lionesses and a Ndhzenga male stole a kill from the Stone Drift female
east of the Ngoboswan Breakfast Spot.
• The next day, two lionesses and the three cubs were with a Ndhzenga male west of Piccadilly
Triangle, feeding off the remains of another impala ram kill.
• On the last day of the month, the three lionesses were feeding on yet another impala ram kill
in the western parts of Piccadilly Triangle.

How is the lioness that looked pregnant or was pregnant ? Reply

[NLAL11]

(05-18-2024, 08:10 AM)Go131810 Wrote:

(05-17-2024, 06:00 PM)NLAL11 Wrote: Mala Mala Game Report April 2024 https://malamala.com/wp-content/uploads/...024-LD.pdf

THE KAMBULA PRIDE = 18
1 ADULT FEMALE ± 10 YEARS 10 MONTHS
4 ADULT FEMALES ± 5 YEARS 9 MONTHS
9 CUBS 1 YEAR 4 MONTHS
1 CUB 1 YEAR 2 MONTHS
3 CUBS 0 YEARS 9 MONTHS
MALAMALA, FLOCKFIELD, NORTHERN CHARLESTON
(11 sightings)

The members of the Kambula spent much of their time west of MalaMala and were seen on fewer
occasions compared to previous months.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 1st, the pride was northeast of West Street Bridge.
• One lioness and five cubs were seen near Flockfield Camp on the 4th, the next day, the majority
of them fed on a kudu east of the Airstrip.
• On the 10th, they stumbled upon a fresh impala kill presumably made by the Nkoveni female.
• They returned to MalaMala on the 17th, when they were found at Princess Alice Pans.
• On the 19th, they crossed east over the Sand River and were at Kapen Open Area.
• On the 20th, they were east of West Street Bridge trailing a herd of buffalo. The next day they
were north of the Airstrip.
• The 13 cubs were seen alone to the northeast of West Street Bridge on the 24th.
• All 18 members of the pride were seen on the 25th, northeast of West Street Bridge where
they killed an impala ram.
• The next day they were seen further east of the Matshapiri River on the MalaMala Flockfield
Boundary.


THE NTSEVU PRIDE = 6
2 ADULT FEMALES 11 YEARS 1 MONTH
1 ADULT FEMALE ± 10 YEARS 10 MONTHS
3 CUBS 0 YEARS 5 MONTHS
MARTHLY, EYREFIELD, MALAMALA
(37 sightings)

We enjoyed many sightings of this small pride. As the young cubs grow, they are moving around with
the lionesses more.

Noteworthy sightings:
• On the 1st, they were with the Ndhzenga males at the Mlowathi Spot.
• On the 2nd, a lioness stole a kill from the Piccadilly female at Lower Mlowathi Crossing and
shared it with her cubs, while the other two lionesses were south of Mlowathi Dam Crossing.
• On the 6th the three lionesses had a run-in with the Piccadilly female and chased her up a tree
in the Mlowathi River, north of Lower Mlowathi Crossing.
• They were all resting in the Sand River in front of MalaMala Camp from the 7th and 8th.
• On the morning of the 9th, one lioness was with the Ndhzenga males at Mlowathi Dam but
joined the other two lionesses that afternoon at Senegal Bush.
• The next day, the mother of the three cubs was south of Lower Mlowathi Crossing but met up
with her cubs at the prominent rocks to the northwest that afternoon.
• They were all south of Lower Mlowathi Crossing with the Ndhzenga males on the 11th.
• The cubs were seen alone in the same area on the 12th and 13th, while the females were
around Piccadilly Triangle.
• On the 16th, they were together with the Ndhzenga males at Piccadilly Triangle; where they
spent most of their time for the four days that followed.
• On the morning of the 21st, one lioness was on the Old Airstrip while the cubs were with the
Ndhzenga males south of Campbell Koppies. The females joined them here later in the day.
• On the 23rd, a lioness and the three cubs stole the remains of an impala ram from vultures at
Fred’s Tree.
• On the 28th, the three lionesses and a Ndhzenga male stole a kill from the Stone Drift female
east of the Ngoboswan Breakfast Spot.
• The next day, two lionesses and the three cubs were with a Ndhzenga male west of Piccadilly
Triangle, feeding off the remains of another impala ram kill.
• On the last day of the month, the three lionesses were feeding on yet another impala ram kill
in the western parts of Piccadilly Triangle.

How is the lioness that looked pregnant or was pregnant ?

No new cubs were mentioned, but this was the report for April, so she might have had them since then. Reply

[NLAL11]

Pictures from a recent Londolozi blog. 

https://blog.londolozi.com/2024/05/20/ka...n-buffalo/

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That's one brave lioness hanging onto the front of the buffalo.

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[T I N O]

Really interesting and amazing how the cubs decided to participate in the hunt despite they still being young. The Kambula pride raises excellent hunters!! A big example, the Kambula males. They get the experience of their fathers and their mothers as well. Reply

[Rabubi]

(05-23-2024, 06:55 PM)T I N O Wrote: Really interesting and amazing how the cubs decided to participate in the hunt despite they still being young. The Kambula pride raises excellent hunters!! A big example, the Kambula males. They get the experience of their fathers and their mothers as well.

At this rate, if all remains stable in MalaMala and Londolozi the Kambula pride can be to the Sabi Sands what the Birmingham and Avoca Prides are to the Timbavati. A mainstay pride of the region that consistently births and raises strong females and powerful males across generations. Reply