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Lions of Sabi Sands
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vinodkumarn could be that there are too much lions on the reserve. Anyway the lions are failing in get the buffaloes. This is not good cause buffs are the main food of lions, especially to the male lions.
 PC to Nkorho Lodge Here’s a photo of the last little Nkuhuma cub that was lost (possibly to the Avoca Males). She was the last cub of the youngest female. The little thing was charismatic. RIP She was a Birmingham offspring.
One of the young Munghene lionesses has joined the two Ximungwe females. The good news is that they were still together this morning and it looks like the Ximungwe have accepted her.
Good that she will Survive. But the sad part is her sister may end up alone!! (Another young female died of injuries)
Syx Pride
6.04.2018 elephant plain lodge  *This image is copyright of its original author
ShakaMapogo the cubs could be dying by malnutrition , not avocas. Sabi sabi confirmed that the buffaloes are much more stronger after the wet season. Lions are only living by impalas and gnus sometimes. Its not enough .
(04-13-2018, 01:52 AM)T Rabbit Wrote: ShakaMapogo the cubs could be dying by malnutrition , not avocas. Sabi sabi confirmed that the buffaloes are much more stronger after the wet season. Lions are only living by impalas and gnus sometimes. Its not enough . No this cub specifically disappeared after the altercation with the males. The Nkuhumas have been doing pretty good the last while with hunting. Few times right before the cub disappeared she was walking around with a bulging belly. But I am seeing now that others in different areas are dying because of that. Which is pretty sad :/
Othawa siblings cross the river (lady first!)
photo credit: F. Marken, posted 04/13/2018  *This image is copyright of its original author
Cat report April 7-13(lion portion)
The lion dynamics seem to also currently be in a transitional phase. The Nkuhuma Pride has been all over the northern Sabi Sand after their interaction with the Torchwood Pride early in the week (resulting in a new eye injury for one of the adults). They managed to kill a kudu east of buffelshoek dam and spent the next day on Djuma. Since then they have been moving large distances to the south and west of Djuma and Chitwa Chitwa. They are currently on the Londolozi boundary around the Manyeleti River. Interestingly, the Styx Pride are also in the same area. The Torchwood Pride, after making a brief appearance on Chitwa where they killed a male Nyala, moved back north into their more traditional territory. The constant movement of the lionesses is probably due to the Birmingham males spending the majority of their time mating with the latest two prides to fall under their dominion to the south of us. There has been no sign of the Avoca males in the Sabi Sand this week, but I have received reports that they are not far from the boundary in the Manyeleti Game Reserve. We have had a few visitors from yesteryear, with a single sickly Majingilane making a brief appearance on Djuma as well the two Matimbas being seen just west of Djuma. I look forward to seeing what next week brings! Written by: Brent Leo Smith
Brent Leo Smith just said that the Avoca males are roaring and the furthest down south they had ever been (a km from Mala Mala boundary) they are near the Styx Pride (which have Birmingham cubs), and the BBoys are down by the Sand River atm....
Credits: Umkumbe Safari Lodge
Last week we shared a few images of the Birmingham emperors. These powerful marauding lion Kings dominate the landscape, and it seems the females in tow are the Kambula lionesses. The Birmingham males were spotted a day before in the west, which is where we spotted 4 of the Kambulas. Ranger Zanelle sent through these images of their up close and personal experience with these tawny flat cats.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
ShakaMapogo mala mala reported there was a cubs fight over there. Only cubs of different prides fighting with no signal of adults of both prides.
(04-16-2018, 09:41 AM)ShakaMapogo Wrote: Brent Leo Smith just said that the Avoca males are roaring and the furthest down south they had ever been (a km from Mala Mala boundary) they are near the Styx Pride (which have Birmingham cubs), and the BBoys are down by the Sand River atm.... Werent the Avocas just in Djuma not too long ago (March) and then fled when the BBs came roaring back?  (04-17-2018, 09:48 AM)jordi6927 Wrote: Werent the Avocas just in Djuma not too long ago (March) and then fled when the BBs came roaring back? Yes. But if they're in the northern vicinity, and when they roar they don't notice a roaring back, then they are going to investigate it and take advantage of it. (04-17-2018, 09:48 AM)jordi6927 Wrote:Yeah and with the BBs spending so much time south of Djuma and now with the west open to them, who knows If they will come back to the north... only time will tell. But the Avocas are getting ballsy with the lack of response from the BBs.(04-16-2018, 09:41 AM)ShakaMapogo Wrote: Brent Leo Smith just said that the Avoca males are roaring and the furthest down south they had ever been (a km from Mala Mala boundary) they are near the Styx Pride (which have Birmingham cubs), and the BBoys are down by the Sand River atm.... (04-17-2018, 03:55 PM)Tshokwane Wrote:(04-17-2018, 09:48 AM)jordi6927 Wrote: Werent the Avocas just in Djuma not too long ago (March) and then fled when the BBs came roaring back? So are these the 3 younger Avocas then? |
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