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(01-31-2022, 06:09 PM)Tonpa Wrote: I think gijima at the time went through and said he ID'd 5 females but wasn't sure
Right now we're only seeing 7 talamatis, two of which are males.
I know I keep saying this and don’t have much footage to support, but I feel like there is an additional smaller satellite group with the 3rd ym and other females. They’re likely closer to Manyeleti. It’s who Silvereye has been with in past. It’s my hunch. But with so few sightings it’s just that. A hunch.
(01-31-2022, 06:09 PM)Tonpa Wrote: I think gijima at the time went through and said he ID'd 5 females but wasn't sure
Right now we're only seeing 7 talamatis, two of which are males.
I know I keep saying this and don’t have much footage to support, but I feel like there is an additional smaller satellite group with the 3rd ym and other females. They’re likely closer to Manyeleti. It’s who Silvereye has been with in past. It’s my hunch. But with so few sightings it’s just that. A hunch.
At this point I hope so, it's quite sad that this time last year we were seeing 14 Talamatis all together
Anyone knows where these boys are?
They are sons of selati males from talamati pride.
They were ousted from pride when N. Avocad takeover it in mid 2018.
Thse boys makes a coalition with 2 young boys of selati/ southern ( their father natal pride) pride.
One of the southern boy disappear after some time.
Last time the 3 males were seen in mid 2020.
They mysteriously vanish in covid19 lockdown.
Anyone knows where theythey are????
(02-01-2022, 09:44 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: No clue since mid 2020, best case scenario is that they went south of Pretoriuskop/H2-2, area in which cars dont enter.
That is a massive distance for young nomads to travel from the Northern Sabi Sands/Manyaleti, basically to the Stolsnek area of the park which is the extreme south western section of the Kruger. Not impossible of course but that's a vast and busy stretch to cross without anyone noticing, lion or human alike. If I were to hazard a guess east of the S36 in Kruger is the vastness of the area traversed by only the S126 and S125. If one takes the S126 as the northern edge of that block, the S36 the western edge, say the S33 Vutomi as the southern edge and the H1-3 main tar as the eastern edge you have a massive and very remote block crossed only by the S125 in relative close proximity to their natal area where there is very little traverse given its distance from the main camps and the concessions such as Hamiltons and Imbali on the western edge of the Kruger. I will warrant that there are prides in that section who have little to no human contact at all, perfect for nomads to get lost in and sometimes never get heard of again even if they thrive.
Off topic but I love the S125. Huge sycamore figs and leadwoods that have probably been there for centuries. Combined with the almost complete absence of other vehicles, tourist and official game drives, it's almost possible to imagine the region as it was before man's influence.
(02-01-2022, 10:37 PM)Wyld@Heart Wrote: That is a massive distance for young nomads to travel from the Northern Sabi Sands/Manyaleti, basically to the Stolsnek area of the park which is the extreme south western section of the Kruger. Not impossible of course but that's a vast and busy stretch to cross without anyone noticing, lion or human alike
They where last seen at Pretoriuskop, so its not out of possibility that they traveled further south (ofc if they are even alive).
