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Last night, Mohawk roaring with one of the Kambula lioness..
Nhenha & Tinyo should have been aware of that, we will see what will be their reaction, not to forget that Blondie was not see with Mohawk into Bboys territory..
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(06-10-2021, 12:27 AM)Psyckoo Wrote: Last night, Mohawk roaring with one of the Kambula lioness..
Nhenha & Tinyo should have been aware of that, we will see what will be their reaction, not to forget that Blondie was not see with Mohawk into Bboys territory..
Credit zachhonig
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Ohh boy.. Nhenha and Tinyo where seen together yesterday..
(06-10-2021, 12:27 AM)Psyckoo Wrote: Last night, Mohawk roaring with one of the Kambula lioness..
Nhenha & Tinyo should have been aware of that, we will see what will be their reaction, not to forget that Blondie was not see with Mohawk into Bboys territory..
Credit zachhonig
*This image is copyright of its original author
Ohh boy.. Nhenha and Tinyo where seen together yesterday..
Mohawk is in very dangerous place..
Nhenha as posted here was limping so i think that Mohawk as he has more experiance can espace but Bboys can also mortally injured him so tension will be hight the nights coming..
At the beginning of May, the Othawa male ventured east of Singita towards Mala Mala. For an adult male, it’s common to expand territory range, testing new areas for potential growth and eyeing out competitors. Unfortunately though, for the six-year-old male, this adventure was a fatal one. One of our guides found the carcass of an adult lion close to the boundary to Mala Mala and with dental examination it has been confirmed that the carcass belongs to the Othawa male. Presumably this male ran into the two Birmingham males (these males were last seen around the same area). Although the latter are much older than the Othawa male, they hold much more experience and this potentially cost the Othawa male his life.
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The Mhangeni Pride are unaware of the fate of their dominant male figure – the Othawa male, and have been seen frequently throughout the central and southern regions of the reserve. On one misty May morning, the pride were seen stalking buffalo and successfully brought down a fully grown buffalo bull. A few hours later, upon revisiting the scene something incredible happened. Not only were the six lionesses and 10-month-old cub present, but also seven new cubs! Four cubs are aged about three months old, and three cubs are about two months old. We knew of four cubs from last month but since the sighting on 8 April, these haven’t been seen since. With lionesses typically hiding newborn cubs away until about six weeks old, it’s unsurprising that these youngsters haven’t yet made their debut. We are so excited to follow their progress and we hope they survive! (Photograph by Nick Du Plessis)
The Othawa Break-away Pride, comprising of three sub-adult males and one female have been seen on a number of occasions this month. One particularly exciting sighting started with following their movements through the central/western section, when they suddenly bumped into the Tamba male leopard. The leopard had made an impala kill and had hoisted it into a marula tree but upon seeing the lions, he sprinted away, leaving the kill to the lions to stare at. Although lions don’t typically climb trees to retrieve carcasses, when a free meal is available why not give it a go? It was with complete astonishment that with some determination and hard work, the impala kill was retrieved from the branches of the marula tree and consumed by the pride members.
The Plains Camp males (two males) made an appearance on our property for the first time. They were seen in the very far north.
There is also the link to their tribute to fallen Othawa male: https://assets.ctfassets.net/wds1hqrprqxb/4NihTGmJMglbnafOd3Q1Sl/d1d480188808d582f97f77e0e3cbb0d8/SSS_Wildlife_Journal_May_2021.pdf
(06-10-2021, 05:37 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Still no word on the Nkuhuma cubs and the cubs of the older Othawa lioness ey? Wonder if they didn't make it
As far as I know, all of 9 Nkuhuma cubs are okay, unless otherwise stated. As for the older Othawa lioness, according to Differimane last week, he saw her cubs, though they all were in the bush so he wasn't able to see them much. Besides, he said they seemed to be around 6 weeks old.
The Styx lionesses were seen moving their cubs to another area from their previous den site and keeping a watchful eye was a big male lion, protecting his pride. 10 June.
When I saw this picture (below) of Mohawk in the night, it remained me of one of the last pictures taken of Othawa Male alive. Both pictures were taken not far where the Birmingham males were seen.
06-11-2021, 02:23 AM( This post was last modified: 06-11-2021, 02:31 AM by Tr1x24 )
Lets not overreact with this that Mohawk will have the same fate as OM..
Yes, he was seen alone hanging around Bboys territory and pride, but its very different situation, as he has coalition partner, and Bboys know that and might not be as confident to engage..
Its a fact that Bboys are ageing, and even if they had defended their territory against OM, that doesnt mean that they will against 2 N. Avocas..
