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(04-20-2024, 06:03 PM)Cath2020 Wrote: Back in March 5th, there was a sighting of 3 of the young Sand River Males....two of which hardly had any mane, so thought they could be lionesses, but when they passed the vehicle, all 3 were clearly males.
Now a more recent clip indicates that these 3 are still together, put up less than a day ago. At least one of the them looks to have much more mane growth. All of them seem to be in excellent condition, with no hip bones or limps seen.
I was always confused on the ages of the sand river young males but I think they’re 3 in a half maybe 4 years old but been on their own for awhile and I believe the Nkhulus killed one of the oldest males
Yes, I believe so too. There were at least two much older ones before the 6 were born to the Mantemahle daughters. The oldest 4 belong to the oldest females, and now the last one seems to be missing. There also seems to be one older S. Avoca daughter missing.... however the good news is that 3 of the others seem to be accepted by the Nkhulus, including one between 2-3 years old.
Not sure what happened to oldest lioness as she didn't look too old to die yet... and one of the missing younger females. I remember her watching Snip Tail take out her youngest cub, then she went to the spot after he carried the cub away, sniffing and whining.