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Lions of Sabi Sands
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Mohawk-maned BDM, not the one with the bad injuries:
Guide says that it seems they had a fight after crossing to Mala Mala. 
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3CNQcTNwrw/?igsh=MWs3Zm56dXFnNDlucg==
Both Black Dam Males seen together ! One limping & the other looks really skinny.. Hope these guys can recover.. 
Singita January report, 2024:
Lions The lion dynamics of late have been astonishing, to say the least. The Mhangene Pride have made just two appearances on Singita this month. One of those sightings was when they finished off a whole buffalo within a day, clear signs that these cubs are developing quickly. Their generally westerly movements are due to the presence of two male lion coalitions coming in from the north and east. The Black Dam males have been seen along Eastern Sandveld as they are pushed south by the Ntsevu males. The Ntsevu males have now taken over the Nkuhuma Pride. The Plains Camp lions have had their work cut out for them as they defend their eastern boundary from these two young male lion coalitions. What this has all meant for small nomadic lions like the Nkuhuma Breakaway and the Tsalala female is that the central part of Singita has had very little activity from the larger Mhangene Pride. The Tsalala female is often found close to Tavangumi koppies and eastwards along the Sand River. She has also been seen mating with the larger Plains Camp lion. The Nkuhuma Breakaway has provided plenty of captivating viewing in the west and central parts of Ravenscourt as we have spent time with them on the prowl during the cooler summer days, that we have experienced this January. https://singita.com/2024/01/singita-sabi...uary-2024/  (02-07-2024, 04:07 PM)LyonLover Wrote: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3CNQcTNwrw/?igsh=MWs3Zm56dXFnNDlucg== I keep looking for sightings of the N'Was, but so far nothing. I am really curious of their condition. (02-07-2024, 09:34 PM)T_Ferguson Wrote:(02-07-2024, 04:07 PM)LyonLover Wrote: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3CNQcTNwrw/?igsh=MWs3Zm56dXFnNDlucg== There’s a video posted to FB groups of them w Kambula breakaway and they looked fine. No signs of conflict. The current opinions are they were NOT involved. But suspected it was BDs v a Kambula or more. But only 3 Kambula have been sighted since. Londolozi did report sighting of an injured male that was laying too flat to ID correctly You’ll see some suggest it’s K4 but I’ve seen video of him with the other members and it’s actually K5 I have not been able to see w others
New Mala Mala video:
Is one of the young Kambula females missing? Mala Mala says the pride is split in 2 groups, one of 3 old females and the other one with 3 young females and one old one. (02-07-2024, 09:47 PM)criollo2mil Wrote:(02-07-2024, 09:34 PM)T_Ferguson Wrote:(02-07-2024, 04:07 PM)LyonLover Wrote: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3CNQcTNwrw/?igsh=MWs3Zm56dXFnNDlucg== OK.. so then the new theory is that this was finally the showdown we've been expecting with the Kambula's and BDM's. I guess we wait to see how injured that other male is.  
Savannah Safari Diary Episode 23. Ximungwe pride, Plains Camp Males and Mhangeni pride.
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