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This is happening RIGHT now. Guests are out on their evening game drive, and they've come across a pride of lions, after spotting elephants and buffalo. Our rangers took a couple of pics and sent them through. The lions were spotted approx 20 minutes ago, and the team is still sitting with the pride. This is the Kambula pride (previously known as the Mhangeni Breakaway Pride) It's all happening out there on Wednesday's
MALAMALA TODAY: December 4th-6th. Lions: 3 of the Gowrie males were were viewed roaring on our airstrip yesterday. Today we found them along Reedbuck road- it was a dramatic sight as this impressive coalition moved through open grasslands in light rain. 5 of the lionesses from the Kambula pride were with the Matshapiri male north of Rattray’s Camp. The Styx pride were seen on 2 days. On one of them we watched the pride devour an impala with the youngest cubs even getting involved in the feeding frenzy. The Matshapiri male was again in the company of 5 Kambula lionesses- we watched them hunt kudu north of Rattray’s Camp.
A sad way to end the most magical week on safari. The death of a lion - a harsh, but real reminder about the difficult life these incredible animals live. Early this morning one of the Birmingham males came into the northern portions of Londolozi and killed this sub-adult Tsalala lioness. Her body was still warm when I took this photo. Rest in Peace Live by the sword and by the sword. By Adam Bannister
(12-07-2017, 08:11 PM)Fredymrt Wrote: From londolozi
Tsalala/Marthly Pride of Lions Dec 2017
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A sad way to end the most magical week on safari. The death of a lion - a harsh, but real reminder about the difficult life these incredible animals live. Early this morning one of the Birmingham males came into the northern portions of Londolozi and killed this sub-adult Tsalala lioness. Her body was still warm when I took this photo. Rest in Peace Live by the sword and by the sword. By Adam Bannister
is this the older tailed lioness daughter?
The lion sightings were absolutely brilliant this month. We were very fortunate with the different lion prides in the area. There was also a lot of excitement with these beautiful cats. The Nkuhuma pride stole the spotlight during November. The Amber eyes female has suckle marks. It is still unclear how many cubs she has, as she was only spotted in a thick dry riverbed. It will be so awesome if we could see the cubs and find out how many there are. The young female with the two older cubs is spending a lot of time with the Amber eyes female at the den site. Fingers crossed that she will keep the new babies safe for the next few months or so, before she re-joins the pride. The young female with the two older cubs are also doing well. The two cubs are growing up really fast and they are keeping their mother on her toes. The other females with the bigger cubs are also looking good and they are eating really well. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for this pride. The Styx pride was also seen a few times during the month. They are looking great and all the cubs are very healthy. It is always great to see this pride. As they are the oldest pride in the Sabi Sand, I will always have a soft spot for them. They’ve had a really tough time the last couple of years, as they were not able to raise a single cub to adulthood. So far, the three adult lionesses are doing really well for themselves. As long as they can eat well, they will stay healthy. It is good for the pride to have one, or even all four, of the Birmingham males accompanying them, to keep them safe. The Tsalala pride was also seen a few times this month. Unfortunately, this pride still doesn’t have any pride males to keep them safe from other males. The responsibility all comes down to the adult females to keep the rest of the pride safe. It looks like the two fifteen-year-old sisters are back together, but there are a few pride members missing. The one young female of the Tsalala pride was mating with one of the Birmingham males this month. It is great to see that this young female is mating with the Birmingham male. All that needs to happen now is for the Birmingham boys to expand their empire more south, into the Tsalala prides territory. This is most probably what will happen within the next year. The four Birmingham males are also looking very healthy. They have really turned into beautiful big male lions. They are getting more and more confident and moving further and further south, while scent marking and roaring. With the aging Majingi males to the west, it will not be too long before the Birmingham males will expand their territory further west.
The Dark Maned Golf Course Male at Elephant Plains in october 11, 2010. he is showing signs of Bovine Tuberculosis. just after one month he died on november 9th 2010. his brother the dominant blonde golf course male was killed by Mr.T and Kinky Tail Mapogo at londolozi in November 2009. Golf Course males were the sons of Rollercoaster males and the nephews of Mapogo Males.
The Mhangene pride seems to have settled well in the west and have been a constant source of viewing! This is probably due to the constant presence of the large herd of buffalo. As soon the herd moves, it is inevitable that the lions will follow. But in the meantime, we love spending some fantastic time with this impressive pride.
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At one point, one of the adult females moved off with a Majingilane male for a few days. Although they were seen mating a few times, it is unlikely that she was ready for a new litter, and was probably in a state of false oestrus. She did not seem all that happy with the male’s presence, and she returned to the pride a few days later.
