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Lions of Sabi Sands
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From Sabi Sand WildTuin Facebook
Sabi Sand Notice: Mhangeni Male (Big Boy) Mortality – Northern Lion It has come to the attention of the Sabi Sand Wildtuin (SSW) that there have been some concerns regarding one of the Mhangeni male lions, Big Boy; that was sadly found deceased on the 29th November 2019, in the northern section of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. The SSW responded immediately once alerted about the incident and conducted a full field inspection. Furthermore, in conjunction with the Mpumalanga State Veterinary Department, a comprehensive post-mortem was conducted at SSW Head Quarters. The overall feedback from the State Veterinary Department is that the male lion died of natural causes, with evidence of an internal infection which may have been caused by the external fighting wounds present on the male. There was no evidence of any human-related link to the loss of the lion. It is always very sad and traumatic to see a wild animal suffer as a result of sickness/disease, territorial fighting, and other natural causes. According to research, only one in eight male lions are estimated to survive to adulthood, and thereafter still face many survival challenges. (Main, Douglas, 2013) Let us take this time to commemorate Big Boy and honour the beauty and reminders of life that Nature displays to us daily. Kindly share this message with the following hashtag as a way of celebrating Big Boy and his long-lasting legacy - #BigBoyMhangeniLion SSW Management, in conjunction with the commercial lodges will continue to monitor the situation and any other lion mortalities – and keep our members and interested parties well informed. Should you require any further information, please direct your question to Iain Olivier via email at [email protected] Kind regards, SSW Management Works Cited Main, Douglas, 2013. Becoming King: Why So Few Male Lions Survive to Adulthood. [Online] Available at: https://www.livescience.com/41572-male-lion-survival.html [Accessed 17 December 2019]. Images soucre: safariLIVE  
They killed invading Kruger male in presumably 3vs2 fight and had some scraps with Salatis and Matimbas.
(12-20-2019, 04:22 AM)Matimbalani Wrote:(12-20-2019, 03:25 AM)Hairy tummy Wrote: Have the bb ever actually been in a real fight? I've written this a while back as well, but I was deeply disappointed in the Birminghams when they had the skirmish with the Northern Avocas. The Northern Avocas were battered and bruise after that incident, but the Birminghams pretty much vacated the north and never came back to defend their territory. They had young cubs and subadults from the Nkuhuma and Styx pride that they essentially abandoned in these territories as well. Was this a loss? Certainly, they did not lose in the physical fight with the Northern Avocas, but in the grand scheme we can probably argue yes or no. 
Meet the four newest members of the Nkuhuma pride(3 male & 1 female). They're said to be 2 weeks old. The pride currently has now 12 cubs at the moment.
- Posted: 19 Dec 2019. Image By: Lauren Arthur.  *This image is copyright of its original author
(12-20-2019, 09:34 AM)Cunaguaro Wrote: Meet the four newest members of the Nkuhuma pride(3 male & 1 female). They're said to be 2 weeks old. The pride currently has now 12 cubs at the moment. Didn't they had 9 so far and so with 4 newest adition it is 13 now? (12-20-2019, 04:37 AM)Peteporker Wrote:(12-20-2019, 04:22 AM)Matimbalani Wrote:(12-20-2019, 03:25 AM)Hairy tummy Wrote: Have the bb ever actually been in a real fight? They already were stretched very thin accross Sabi Sands. They had territory way bigger than they could handle to patrol and they had to resign either from northen Sabi Sands or from central part of it. They chosse to keep central part. They did not left any cubs behind in Nkuhuma and Styx prides, all of their offspring were already subadult. 
Great news, sighting of the young Nkuhuma male after almost 2 months of no info of him :
He is still in the north,close to Londolozi boundary,he seems to be alone,so that might confirm rumors that missing lioness from Nkuhuma pride is unfortunatley dead..
The only cub alive sired by S.Avocas with Sparta Pride. Kirkmans camp, photo by: dylan royal
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(12-20-2019, 06:39 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Great news, sighting of the young Nkuhuma male after almost 2 months of no info of him : He seems to be back with the Nkuhuma pride even in the presence of one of the Avoca's. According to one of the Safari Live presenters, he also seems to have lost a bit of his mane. I hope he makes it. Is he the only male sub raised by Nkuhuma's since Junior Matimba? |
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