|
Lions of Sabi Sands
|
The Tsalala cub river bank golden hour
Londolozi GR,October 2020 (Image date back from June 2020). credit: James Souchon Londolozi blog: https://blog.londolozi.com/2020/10/08/th...-leopards/  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (10-08-2020, 10:15 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: S. Avocas with new offspring, 5 new cubs in Sand River pride, unfortunately no sign of 1 older cub from previous litter here: So good to see. Sand River Pride came so close to being wiped out. Cause for us to remain hopeful for the Tsalala and Ximungwe prides at this critical time for them as well. (10-08-2020, 10:49 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: The Tsalala cub river bank golden hour She is so close to being of age, if they can only hold out for a couple more months, then her and her mother can proceed with rebuilding the pride. Unlike the Ximungwe lioness, whose cub is a male, and thus will not be helpful to her in doing the same. (10-08-2020, 11:11 PM)BA0701 Wrote:(10-08-2020, 10:49 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: The Tsalala cub river bank golden hour Indeed, the Tsalala pride as the Sparta pride have bring a great future with her daughter,in difference of the Ximhungwe female,whose cub is a male,I think that he will be really very helpful when his mom try to hunt a big prey like a buffalo,If his cub grow healthy and quickly as I would like that he do it,He can has the stregth necessary to help her. ATM the future of the Ximhungwe lioness tend by a thread 
Hairy belly Matimba Yesterday morning! ☀️
A great sighting this morning after a long absence of the king, The last Matimba , disappeared two weeks ago, and he is looking at us again! Great sighting by @inyatisafari Kruger National Park, South Africa ?? Pictures credit field guide:- Omega Godi @omegagodi
Ranger Brandon Birch
Update Tumbela vs Matimba Tracks on the ground shows he (Matimba) followed one of the new males all the way upto South. Tumbela Tracks eventually met 2 other lions one lioness and 1 male. Tha Matimbas Tracks cut north. (10-09-2020, 07:36 AM)Nathan Aiden Wrote: Hairy belly Matimba Yesterday morning! ☀️ This update already was shared yesterday. Anyway thanks for the update once again. I just has a question 1) - I wonder,who has saying that he disappeared for two weeks,I believe that if he wasn't with the Othawa pride he can't be look very well fed and strong as now. As far I remember. HB didn't disappear,he was with the rest of the pride further away from their usual domain
Portrait of the Matimba male
Sabi Sands GR,September 2019 credit: S T E V A N R A D O J E V I C  *This image is copyright of its original author
 
Styx pride lionesses at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
Sabi Sabi PGR,October 2020 credit: Andries Ndlovu and Ronald Mutero  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Hairy Belly Matimba A smart and strategical Male Lion.
Recently in a discussion with a ranger i expressed concern that the Matimba should leave the area immediately and if i was Hairy Belly Matimba i would have left the area and escaped. Ranger said he has spent over 3 years with the Matimba Male Lion and can say for sure that Matimba Male is extremely smart with his movements and reason he has been so successful in finding food and water.] Hairy Belly Matimba has also been smart in the field of battle. One of the reasons why he was involved in so many battles and survived them. No coalition survived altercations against Majingelanes and Matimbas had like 7/8 against them in their lifetime... Here is a part of a londolozi article where Hairy Belly Matimba dodgy 3/4 Majingelanes lopping in circles.. Read..[The darker-maned Matimba male, however, was many kilometers away from his brother on the morning of the 23rd. He was found around the south western portion of Londolozi, lying about 300m from the Majingilane and not looking in a good state. Externally he didn’t seem to be carrying any major wounds from what we could see and he only seemed to have a wound on his paw. However, he was struggling to stand. When rangers saw him in the morning, he rocked and struggled before managing to get to his feet, gingerly walked a few paces before lying down once more. Whether this was from sheer exhaustion, stiffness from the previous evening’s forays or some internal damage, we can’t be sure but this male had certainly found himself in a precarious position. The two Majingilane males were resting up just to his north and looking strong and fit physically. They didn’t seem to have any injuries and rangers and guests were anxious to see what the evening of the 23rd would bring.Then almost by the book, the Majingilane started to get moving last night once the cover of darkness descended, and they began heading straight in the direction of the unsuspecting dark-maned Matimba male. As the distance between the coalitions lessened, the vehicles switched their lights off, thereby allowing the Matimba male to see the threat coming and so as to not give his position away. The Matimba male saw the two Majingilane brothers first and he leapt up and silently slunk away into the darkness (he was moving easily by this point and it seemed that if there were any injuries, they weren’t severe at all). What happened from here can really only be described as pandemonium. As soon as the two Majingilane smelt him they took off in his direction, the dark-maned Majingilane seeing him first and the male with the scar nose following just behind. The Matimba male disappeared at full speed and from here the Majingilane ran in circles trying to establish where he had gone. The roaring was continuous. The noise must have attracted the attention of the other two Majingilane brothers and they came from the west to join the fray. It was now four Majingilane versus one Matimba. Knowing full well that he didn’t stand a chance against such a force, the Matimba male desperately tried to elude the four brothers. For the next hour or so he managed to dodge them by looping in ever-widening circles and constantly changing direction whenever he heard them call. After losing sight of him, the Majingilane patrolled the area, sniffing, roaring and scent marking. After about an hour of zig-zagging, it seemed the Matimba male had finally lost his pursuers and he headed silently and swiftly south. He would stop regularly, turn and listen intently to the north to try to establish the position of the threat before turning and moving south. |
| Users browsing this thread: |
| Duco Ndona, T I N O, 23 Guest(s) |