Lions of Sabi Sands

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(09-18-2023, 08:05 PM)Cath2020 Wrote: Those 2-2.5 year old leftover subs, male or female, better run and run far and wide!  The 5 Nkhulus mean serious killing business.  They've been killing the Sand River Pride in different moments since trying to take it over.  There were originally 6 subs just barely 2 years old from the June/July 2021 litters, so they just might be old enough to fend for themselves if they stick together.  There is an older male, I think he was seen on his own in one footage, very skittish of the jeep he passed.   

I hated what happened to that lone cub, yet I knew it was only a matter of time....what with so many males trying to take over, plus not being able to outrun adult lions at under a year old!  Still never gets easy to see.  I guess he was the last impediment to the remaining older lioness maybe coming into heat much sooner since he was only 9-10 months.  His only hope would have been sheer luck and the ability to hide if the pride gets found.  No hope with an ambush and zero protection from his sires.

I knew they had killed the one sub back in the beginning, and ate her if I recall correctly. You answered my question, thank you. I was wondering if the other subs were still with us. It is times like this, when following lions is at it's most difficult. As you said, once the S Avocas left, knowing they had already killed at least one sub, it was just a matter of time, and the littlest just cannot keep up when the pride flees. Reply