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Lions of Sabi Sands

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Ulusaba guides mentioned they found lion tracks all over the place in the location where the plains camp males were, they said they don't believe there was a fight, but that the tumbelas went north and chased them out of the area.
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( This post was last modified: 05-24-2021, 08:40 PM by lionuk )

(05-24-2021, 08:12 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Ulusaba guides mentioned they found lion tracks all over the place in the location where the plains camp males were, they said they don't believe there was a fight, but that the tumbelas went north and chased them out of the area.

If that was the case, poor Plains Males have been chased out of the area again, first by the N. Avoca Males and second by the Tumbela Males. Despite that, I really hope they are fine and that they will continue to stay in Sabi Sands and bide their time to wait for a good opportunity to takeover a pride/territory. They are impressive males, their impressive Mantimahle bloodline, and they deserve a chance.
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(05-24-2021, 08:12 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Ulusaba guides mentioned they found lion tracks all over the place in the location where the plains camp males were, they said they don't believe there was a fight, but that the tumbelas went north and chased them out of the area.

Tsalala females where on that exact area recently, so without witnesses we dont know who chased who..
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(05-24-2021, 09:00 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:
(05-24-2021, 08:12 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Ulusaba guides mentioned they found lion tracks all over the place in the location where the plains camp males were, they said they don't believe there was a fight, but that the tumbelas went north and chased them out of the area.

Tsalala females where on that exact area recently, so without witnesses we dont know who chased who..

Tsalala in northern ulusaba?
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(05-24-2021, 09:11 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Tsalala in northern ulusaba?

They where near Sand River in Dulini, which not that far away from where Plains Camps where seen.
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"An old photograph of the young Sparta lioness before the pride disintegrated into myth and legend."
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Elephant Plains sightings of the week


Monday, 17 May 2021
One Avoca male lion and 2 subadult Nkuhuma lions resting on Grasscut Road.
Hosana, the male leopard, and 1 Avoca male lion feeding on an elephant carcass on EP Grasscut Road.

Tuesday, 18 May 2021
One Avoca male lion resting on EP Grasscut.

Wednesday, 19 May 2021
The Nkuhuma pride of lions resting on Lowveld Link Road.

Thursday, 20 May 2021
The Nkuhuma pride of lions hunting impala close to Big Dam.

Friday, 21 May 2021
One Avoca male lion resting close to Eagle Owl Crossing.
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Plains camp male by bushbaby_sam (photo from around 17th-18th of may)

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Avocas by Nkorho Lodge 


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Talamatis making a Warthog kill on this mornings stream, you can see darkmane running at the start too lol




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(05-27-2021, 04:47 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Talamatis making a Warthog kill on this mornings stream, you can see darkmane running at the start too lol

That boy at the end who was in tug of war with DM is massive for his age of 2.5 yrs old, those 3 young Talamatis will be beasts.
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(05-27-2021, 07:55 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:
(05-27-2021, 04:47 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Talamatis making a Warthog kill on this mornings stream, you can see darkmane running at the start too lol

That boy at the end who was in tug of war with DM is massive for his age of 2.5 yrs old, those 3 young Talamatis will be beasts.

Btw do you know the birth months for each sub-adult and which are from the same litter?
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(05-27-2021, 08:17 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Btw do you know the birth months for each sub-adult and which are from the same litter?

Dont know, i know that they are born from December 2018 to few months into 2019..
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(05-27-2021, 07:55 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:
(05-27-2021, 04:47 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Talamatis making a Warthog kill on this mornings stream, you can see darkmane running at the start too lol

That boy at the end who was in tug of war with DM is massive for his age of 2.5 yrs old, those 3 young Talamatis will be beasts.

One of the guides recently said that Talamati boys are really closing up to DM's size and they are already not far behind DM what it comes to body high, length and mass. Since already year or so ago I was already posting that those boys are developing very imperressivly. I am definitelly looking forward to see what will became of them.
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"A sub-adult of the Ntsevu pride. With these lions splitting up all over the shop, we are finding splinter groups of them spread far and wide across the reserve. This one was part of a group of four that killed a young impala an hour later, but it was purely through the impala’s mistake, not in any way due to their hunting prowess, which is lacking!"
https://blog.londolozi.com/2021/05/28/th...tures-494/

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