Lions of Sabi Sands

[Rui Ferreira]

(11-17-2024, 04:27 PM)NLAL11 Wrote: I know this only contains footage of the Kambula pride, but I thought I would put it in the main thread as it concerns other predators. Namely the Nkoveni leopardess and her offsrping. I'm sure I'm not the only one who had heard about this altercation, and wanted more information. An interesting fact (Sean talks about it in the video), that the leopards were walking with the wind, meaning their scent was blown towards the lions, who smelt them before they even saw them. Sean says leopards, and particularly a mother with cubs, will tend to walk into the wind, so that scents and smells are blown towards them, giving them a warning if there is any danger ahead. Odd for such an experienced mother to do this, and she paid for it this time.

Viewer discretion: The Kambula pride ambushing the Nkoveni female and her two (at the time) remaining cubs, and killing the female cub.

Great news is that the young male did in fact survive the encounter. I had seen comments on YT saying he hadn't been found, which were not true as he was found 3 days later. This to me signals strong survival instincts and, fingers crossed, hopefully means he has a good chance of making it to independence. He would be her first male cub to do so. On another note, I didn't realise the Nkoveni female was also the mother of the Plaque Rock female, raised to adulthood but killed by the Ntsevu pride, meaning she has now lost three daughters to this one family of lions.

What makes me really confused are some people in the comments getting pressed because " they didnt save her" 
What do they want them to do in this situation? Reply