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Guests of Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp were treated to a very rare and special sighting the other day. Both camps are located in the Klaserie area of the Kruger Park and are home to the Big Five, as well as the special wild white lions!
The resident pride for both camps is the Ross Pride. This is a very special pride of lions as over the past two years they have battled against the loss of their original pride males, which created a very disjointed pride for a year. However over the past few months, the new resident dominant males have slowly brought back the protection and stability they need to thrive. In the past year the pride has given birth to two wild white lion cubs, both of which unfortunately died. However the pride now has another three young cubs as well two older male cubs.
Occasionally guests visiting these two affordable Kruger Camps also get to see the Giraffe Pride of lions. This pride also carries the white lion gene, and they currently have two white lionesses. It was one of these white lionesses that got herself into a little bit of trouble with the Ross Pride.
Rein Kock, Senior Ranger at Africa on Foot, was on game drive with some guests. They were trailing a herd of buffalo when the call came in that the Ross Pride was following the buffalo. Rein responded and got his guests into position to witness a truly magnificent sighting!
As the Ross Pride was following the buffalo, they started roaring and broke out into a run. Something was definitely brewing and soon enough they noticed the Giraffe Pride of lions on the other side of the buffalo herd in Ross Pride territory!
With the Ross Pride males fully ready to defend their pride and territory, the Giraffe Pride tucked their tails between their legs and beat a hasty retreat back towards their territory in the Timbavati area of the Kruger.
It was then however that the white lioness made a decision that nearly cost her her life. She started chasing one of the smaller Ross females, and soon got into trouble when three Ross females came to her defence. She immediately adopted a submissive pose in a bid to save her life. The Ross females quickly asserted their dominance and started attacking her.
Luckily for the white lioness, she backed into an electric fence (that is the boundary of the Klaserie and some neighbouring private land), and when the lead lioness from the Ross Pride made contact with the fence, she got a shock and a fright and ran away. The white lioness grabbed her chance and took the break in the attack to make a quick getaway! During all of this excitement, Rein was still able to get some amazing images and together with some other safari agents on an educational at the camps, got some great footage of this incredible sighting!
The Ross Pride male and one of the females break out into a jog as they approach the Giraffe Pride
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The white lioness from the Giraffe Pride makes an error in pursuing the smallest Ross female
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She quickly realises that she is outnumbered and adopts a submissive pose
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She backs towards the electric fence in a bid to defend herself
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The fear and desperation is evident in her eyes
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Four Ross Pride females vs One Giraffe Pride female. No contest
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The Ross females begin the brutal attack
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Lion fights are the ultimate in aggression, power and speed with dominance quickly asserted
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The lead lioness gets a shock from the electric fence, gets a fright and retreats. Evident in the video clip further below
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Images courtesy of Rein Kock and video clips from Rein Kock and Jacqui Sive
Anybody knows something this white giraffe lioness??
Alive?
Any sons or daughters?
thanks :)
Guests of Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp were treated to a very rare and special sighting the other day. Both camps are located in the Klaserie area of the Kruger Park and are home to the Big Five, as well as the special wild white lions!
The resident pride for both camps is the Ross Pride. This is a very special pride of lions as over the past two years they have battled against the loss of their original pride males, which created a very disjointed pride for a year. However over the past few months, the new resident dominant males have slowly brought back the protection and stability they need to thrive. In the past year the pride has given birth to two wild white lion cubs, both of which unfortunately died. However the pride now has another three young cubs as well two older male cubs.
Occasionally guests visiting these two affordable Kruger Camps also get to see the Giraffe Pride of lions. This pride also carries the white lion gene, and they currently have two white lionesses. It was one of these white lionesses that got herself into a little bit of trouble with the Ross Pride.
Rein Kock, Senior Ranger at Africa on Foot, was on game drive with some guests. They were trailing a herd of buffalo when the call came in that the Ross Pride was following the buffalo. Rein responded and got his guests into position to witness a truly magnificent sighting!
As the Ross Pride was following the buffalo, they started roaring and broke out into a run. Something was definitely brewing and soon enough they noticed the Giraffe Pride of lions on the other side of the buffalo herd in Ross Pride territory!
With the Ross Pride males fully ready to defend their pride and territory, the Giraffe Pride tucked their tails between their legs and beat a hasty retreat back towards their territory in the Timbavati area of the Kruger.
It was then however that the white lioness made a decision that nearly cost her her life. She started chasing one of the smaller Ross females, and soon got into trouble when three Ross females came to her defence. She immediately adopted a submissive pose in a bid to save her life. The Ross females quickly asserted their dominance and started attacking her.
Luckily for the white lioness, she backed into an electric fence (that is the boundary of the Klaserie and some neighbouring private land), and when the lead lioness from the Ross Pride made contact with the fence, she got a shock and a fright and ran away. The white lioness grabbed her chance and took the break in the attack to make a quick getaway! During all of this excitement, Rein was still able to get some amazing images and together with some other safari agents on an educational at the camps, got some great footage of this incredible sighting!
The Ross Pride male and one of the females break out into a jog as they approach the Giraffe Pride
*This image is copyright of its original author
The white lioness from the Giraffe Pride makes an error in pursuing the smallest Ross female
*This image is copyright of its original author
She quickly realises that she is outnumbered and adopts a submissive pose
*This image is copyright of its original author
She backs towards the electric fence in a bid to defend herself
*This image is copyright of its original author
The fear and desperation is evident in her eyes
*This image is copyright of its original author
Four Ross Pride females vs One Giraffe Pride female. No contest
*This image is copyright of its original author
The Ross females begin the brutal attack
*This image is copyright of its original author
Lion fights are the ultimate in aggression, power and speed with dominance quickly asserted
*This image is copyright of its original author
The lead lioness gets a shock from the electric fence, gets a fright and retreats. Evident in the video clip further below
*This image is copyright of its original author
Images courtesy of Rein Kock and video clips from Rein Kock and Jacqui Sive
Anybody knows something this white giraffe lioness??
Alive?
Any sons or daughters?
thanks :)
Giraffe pride ussed to have 2 white lionesses, both sired by old Ross/Giraffe males in a same generation that produced Avoca/Giraffe males and Thonybush Giraffe male. 1 of this lionesses was mortally injured while hunting buffalo and the other was killed by a 2 nomadic at that time Mbiri males. I am not 100% sure but I do not think those lionesses left any descendans.
(08-30-2024, 03:34 AM)afortich Wrote: Jesse, one of the most successful nomad lion.
An excellent tribute to a legendary, and very iconic, male lion. Some of my favorite lion pictures were of Jesse, and were shown in this great effort by Scar!
(11-20-2024, 01:56 PM)Potato Wrote: The time Mapoza male challanged Giraffe male. His attempt was short lived through as the Giraffe male was too strong.
Did they actually fight? I am asking as it appears that something, very recent to this video, had torn a piece of Mapoza's left ear off, there also appears to be an older bite mark on the inside of his back right leg.
(11-20-2024, 01:56 PM)Potato Wrote: The time Mapoza male challanged Giraffe male. His attempt was short lived through as the Giraffe male was too strong.
Did they actually fight? I am asking as it appears that something, very recent to this video, had torn a piece of Mapoza's left ear off, there also appears to be an older bite mark on the inside of his back right leg.
There weren't any signs of fight between them. As far as I know Mapoza just left the arena as soon as Giraffe male shows himself up.
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