Lions of Sabi Sands

[Potato]

(05-03-2021, 10:07 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(05-03-2021, 10:01 PM)Potato Wrote: I am thinking the same - that because of pressure from another coalition he shifted to southern Manyeleti. His issue is that there are at the moment no prides in southern Manyeleti as Talamati pride shifted further south. Because of that Imbali male also shifts even further. It will be intresting to see how will lion dynamic go in the northern Sabi Sands. We might soon see some sort of interaction between DM Avoca and Imbali male

I dont think its necessarily pressure from other males, more vacant space south of him, because Imbali Lodge posted video of him in early April mating, and week ago a photo with lioness..and no new males around.. 

I dont think he would be concerned by Hamiltons male or 2 S125 males, these guys have territories further north/west, but as DM shifted from Southern Manyeleti/Buffelshoek to Djuma, he is naturally moving there. 

I think that now almost all (or all) Imbali pride females gave birth, so he is prob trying to found new females for mating, which might lead to abandoning Imbalis if he suceeds..

Posted photo very well might not be recent. Considering amount of his presence in Sabi Sands I think it is doubtfull that he is traveling to Imbali as well. I do not think he would leave Imbali pride willingly unless he would have easy takeover of another pride on the range of the hand, which he doesn't have as Talamati pride is avoiding him. Reply