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February 8th, 2017. PM drive with Tristan & David.
Very sleepy, very flat Tsalalas on Arathusa! All 3 young males and both the young lioness and the Tailless lioness! Sadly, they stayed flat, but it's always neat to see them!
Credits: Crystal Safari
Looks like Tsalala breakaways (Tailless + 3 sub adult males+ 1 sub adult femlae) have joined the original pride (1 old female + 1 young female.. they have 5 cubs)
Outlook Safaris & Lodges Big male lions ! Most guests dream of seeing a male lion while on safari , and for our guests today , that dream came true !! Jojo and his guests got to experience the kings of the bush in their full glory - very impressive males laying in the road and not being bothered by anything !
(02-11-2017, 12:53 PM)Fredymrt Wrote: 4ways males sons of the Mighty majingilane males
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Outlook Safaris & Lodges Big male lions ! Most guests dream of seeing a male lion while on safari , and for our guests today , that dream came true !! Jojo and his guests got to experience the kings of the bush in their full glory - very impressive males laying in the road and not being bothered by anything !
(02-11-2017, 12:53 PM)Fredymrt Wrote: 4ways males sons of the Mighty majingilane males
*This image is copyright of its original author
Outlook Safaris & Lodges Big male lions ! Most guests dream of seeing a male lion while on safari , and for our guests today , that dream came true !! Jojo and his guests got to experience the kings of the bush in their full glory - very impressive males laying in the road and not being bothered by anything !
02-12-2017, 09:18 PM( This post was last modified: 02-14-2017, 11:39 AM by Fredymrt )
Credits toMarc cronje
Such Gorgeous males close to Nyamudwa dam , 17 Jan 2017. This coalition is the Mhangeni male and
Talamati male . The Mhangeni males are a coalition of two male lions and they come from the Mhangeni pride . ( Sabi Sands ) The Mhangeni males were born in 2013 and they were fathered by the Majingilane males . The Talamati male comes from the talamati pride (mayeleti)and he was fathered by the Matimba males . The Talamati male was born in 2012 and he formed a coalition with the Mhangeni males last year Amazing stuff . Thanks for the info William
Nkorho Rangers/Nkorho Bush Lodge:
11 February
Afternoon Drive.
- Went to see the TSALALA pride who were all laying in some grass while an Elephant watched them.
12 February
Morning Drive
- Found the TSALALA pride sleeping in some tall grass by a big dam.
Photo credits to Chene Wales-Baillie.
On Friday afternoon, the 3rd of February, we were both lucky and unlucky to witness an incredible, albeit distressing event.
A pack of 15 African wild dogs were relaxing around a small water source, north of the lodge. Some of the members were fast asleep, while others were grooming themselves and a few of the youngsters were playing. It was an incredible sighting of these rare creatures in a relaxed state.
Before I could utter a single word to my guests, a fully-grown lioness – later identified as a Styx pride lioness – burst into the open! The pack scattered in all directions trying their level best to get as far away as possible from a very determined feline. Based on the determination and direct approach of this lioness, it seemed she had already identified who to target in the pack. Unfortunately, the casualty in this ambush was one of the young pups. The lioness delivered two bites to the puppy’s spine, which rendered the poor thing completely immobilised.
The lioness quickly dropped the youngster and tried her damnedest to catch more. She was very close on two occasions but fortunately the remaining members managed to escape. The lioness returned to finish off the immobilised puppy, which quickly died due to suffocation.
African wild dog sightings are a rarity and witnessing such an event can be disheartening. However, this is nature’s way. Our best interpretation of this particular situation is that, the lioness being the biggest of the large carnivores in the area, was simply trying to eliminate competition for resources.
* Thank you to guests, Uwe and Brigit Rattman, for the pictures.
From Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
During the course of yesterday afternoon, the young males from the Charleston Pride were seen in the Southern part of the reserve. Here, one of the males seems to be slightly scarred on his right eye, however this is just a minor injury sustained in the life of a male lion.
playful cubs of the Mhangeni pride of lions.This pride now consists of the original 4 lionessess and they have 12 cubs this time.These 4 lionesses broke away from the Tsalala pride.This was taken at Londolozi 2 weeks ago.
Summer rains mean crossing rivers, something these little cubs have to get used to. What an amazing sighting (Othawa pride) Credits: Matt Porter wildlife Photography
Cubs of the Tsalala pride of lions at Londolozi.
Credits: Anthony Goldman
Bigger one is just over 1 year and the other 2 around 9 moths or so, with Matimbas away to North hope they will remain safe
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One of the 5 Tsalala cubs having a drink in a rock pool in the Manyalethi river at Londolozi,South Africa.
