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Vin of the Nehimba males is really very handsome and is becoming a huge specimen, let's remember that Vin is 6 years old and is approaching his prime.
Hwange National Park
By: Brendan Judge
The presence of a big male lion is unforgettable, the huge Kwandwe male in his prime in 2018... What a beast!!
Madikwe Game Reserve
By: Francois Van Heerden
This video is slightly odd, considering that Southern African lions, besides a number of Eastern African lions, are closely related to the Cape lion, and that having black manes is not unheard of today, but here is something:
The King takes the lion's share!
One of the powerful Mahiwa boys, the largest in the coalition claims as his own the warthog kill that the females of the Kwena pride had captured, typical!
#MadikweGameReserve #Mahiwaboys #Kwenapride
By: William Knight Photography
the two tough guys from the northwest Hwange National park, the Nehimba boys known individually as "Vin and Diesel", they are the males of the Horse pride and have been doing an excellent job being the protectors of the pride. Currently, Diesel the oldest and most dominant male of the coalition has a slight limp, but thanks to the information we have been given it is nothing serious.
#HwangeNationalPark #Horsepridemales
By: Jannie Jacobs
From the three Addo males that were translocated from Addo to Madikwe in 2020 only one is still alive today. These two sweet boys are the two who unfortunately didn’t make it. The young male in the background died immediately after the relocation. After waking up from the sedation his two brothers for some unknown reason ganged up on him and killed him. The young male in the front met his end in March this year when he and his remaining brother tried to take over the territory of the two old males Kwandwe and Monomoholo. They weren’t ready, they didn’t stand the slightest of chance. The surviving male could only flee for his life. This picture was taken 2018 in the Addo Park. Back then they still went by the names Harry and Dick. The third one was called Tom. According to Pete Leyland they were sired by the two males Roy and Nomad. They’re now living at Mountain Zebra NP.
(04-30-2021, 08:10 PM)Mohawk4 Wrote: From the three Addo males that were translocated from Addo to Madikwe in 2020 only one is still alive today. These two sweet boys are the two who unfortunately didn’t make it. The young male in the background died immediately after the relocation. After waking up from the sedation his two brothers for some unknown reason ganged up on him and killed him. The young male in the front met his end in March this year when he and his remaining brother tried to take over the territory of the two old males Kwandwe and Monomoholo. They weren’t ready, they didn’t stand the slightest of chance. The surviving male could only flee for his life. This picture was taken 2018 in the Addo Park. Back then they still went by the names Harry and Dick. The third one was called Tom. According to Pete Leyland they were sired by the two males Roy and Nomad. They’re now living at Mountain Zebra NP.
Image credits: Colin Grenfell
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Credits Thorben Seik
How the Addo Males arrived to Madikwe, May 2019
I know a bit about this story. What a tragedy! Have you heard anything about his brother recently, is he okay?
I am worried he's on his own. He tried to help his brother, you know.
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Such a sad news, We possible have lost another legend! For what I heard from this photographer 1/2 Bayala males in Phinda Game Reserve is found dead. Shocking news, but we should waiting for clarification and updates from local rangers. Really sad news.
PC: VW wildlife Photography
05-13-2021, 04:30 PM( This post was last modified: 05-13-2021, 04:31 PM by lionuk )
Very sad news from Phinda Game Reserve is that there is death of another male lion:
One of the two impressive Bayala males has been killed at Phinda.
The two males, that are in control of the Bayala pride and the Mountain pride, were seen heading to the North to chase and confront the two rival North/Mnqobokazi male lions 10 days ago. They managed to separate the North males, chasing both of them. During the night however the tables turned and the scarfaced Bayala male seen in this picture was killed in the confrontation. All three surviving male lions were seen with injuries. Claw marks, different puncture wounds, swollen eyes and one of them with an injured front paw.
Born at Marataba within the Marakele National Park the two Bayala males were introduced to the reserve in 2018 together with the two North/Mnqobokazi males. Since there’s a lot of wrong information circulating regarding their age we can at least shed a light here. With now 6 years of age they’re approximately one year younger than their rivals in the North. Despite that young age they were physically fully developed and hitting their prime, thus they were on par with the North/Mnqobokazi males. They took a gamble by going for an open confrontation and sadly paid the price. The Bayala males currently have a total of 16 cubs in both prides. The death of one of the brothers means no good news for the survival chance of their offspring. We can only hope for the best.
Especially the scarfaced Bayala male was a real treat for the eyes. He was huge, healthy and sporting an impressive dark mane that easily made people believe he was older than he actually was. Many people enjoyed his sightings, not only on the ground at Phinda but also when WildEarth broadcasted their live-safaris. He will surely be missed.
Farewell, big man! May 2021
Phinda Private Game Reserve
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Photo credit: Matt Durell
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Pictured in 2019, before his eye injury. Photo credit: Brendon White
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The decomposed body of dead Scarface Bayala Male that was found yesterday. Photo credit: Damen Pheiffer
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His sole surviving brother who has to defend the Bayala Pride and Mountain Pride on his own now. I wish him the very best with that. Photo credit: VW WildlifePhotography
I am posting this video here due to our having several discussions on this very matter in the past, that were specifically regarding lions, so I hope that we can have a good discussion on this important subject. A lot of you know where I personally stand on this subject, but I need to say that I completely respect everyone else's feelings on the matter, regardless of if they feel the same way as I do or entirely opposite from me. I am also posting this, as quite awhile back, I saw a WildEarth Live video, in which one of the more well known guides had somehow intervened by luring a lion cub back to it's mother, after it had been separated from her, and had ended up in the company of two grown males. The males did not harm the cub, but the cub in question was way too young to care for itself, it may have even been to young to eat meat at all, I don't recall all of the specifics, and so the guides had waited until the males left, and then somehow got the cub and it's mother back in the same general vicinity as one another, thus reintroducing them with one another.
This video I am posting is similar, only involving a cheetah cub that had been separated from it's family. The guides at Phinda drug a carcass nearby, in order to attract the family to the cub's location, and while doing so also treated the cub for mange. Personally I enjoy seeing this level of care for these creatures, and wish we saw more of it. I know there are those who do not feel the same way I do, and perhaps you might share your opinions as they pertain to the subject. What are your thoughts, are you okay with the Phinda guides doing this, and treating this cub for what could possibly be a life threatening illness, do you disagree with these actions, or are you simply indifferent either way? Would you consider this ethical or unethical behavior by the Phinda team?
I can attempt to locate the video of them getting the lion cub returned to it's mother, if you would prefer, just not sure I can locate that video again, as it was some time ago. This newly posted video reminded me of that situation.
Lions in South-Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia
