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Lions of Sabi Sands

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One of the most handsome lions of Sabi Sand GR, the gorgeous King Othawa, Singita Boulder Lodge!
Sabi Sand Game Reserve, KNP.
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•Gowrie Males•
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The dominant coalition on MalaMala and likely one of the most successful coalitions of this area. Once five strong the coalition is now down to two. Although they’re starting to get pressure from younger males, these two are still without a doubt a force to tread carefully around.
Images by: Gareth Nutall Smith
MalaMala Game Reserve
November 2020

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One of the Talamati sub-adult males 
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Sabi Sands

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Photo Credits: JDR Photography, Zhian Carim, Rick Mason

Talamatis 

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Ntsevu Pride

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Ximhungwe female & cub

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The Tumbela males continue to assert their presence in our sector of the Sabi Sands.    


In this video taken by our tracker May, one of the Tumbela was found with an Othawa pride female.  

In a few months we hope to see the Tumbela offspring roaming the bushveld!

Thanks May!  #DuliniMoments







This lionesses look to be Sassy to my eye Lol
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( This post was last modified: 11-10-2020, 07:20 PM by Tr1x24 )

(11-10-2020, 06:42 PM)Potato Wrote: This lionesses look to be Sassy to my eye Lol

Yes.. She seems to be back in estrus, interesting.. 

This is good for Othawas if she and Aunty give birth soon, they need to take advantage of 2 old Aunties when they are still alive and raise another generation, they need numbers..

Good thing is that Tumbelas are quite passive, so subadult males can still be with the pride for some time..
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The tumbela seem happy to just find a home and some lionesses at the minute 
I remember hb and ginger where rather passive when they joined the othawa pride
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(11-09-2020, 08:34 AM)Gijima Wrote: Photo Credits: JDR Photography, Zhian Carim, Rick Mason

Talamatis 

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Ntsevu Pride

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Ximhungwe female & cub

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In the Ntsevu Pride photo, the standing lioness on the left looks similar to Pretty Girl Mangheni and her littermate brother Big Boy!  She could be sired by the same male and/or have the same mother.  What a striking resemblance.
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Throwback to Big Boy and his sister


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(11-10-2020, 11:29 PM)Cath2020 Wrote: Throwback to Big Boy and his sister


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GM Jr's
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A lioness from the Torchwood Lion Pride poses on a termite mound.⁣ 
Her resemblances to Nhenha It's awesome
Image by: Villiers Steyn

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(11-10-2020, 09:52 PM)Cath2020 Wrote:
(11-09-2020, 08:34 AM)Gijima Wrote: Photo Credits: JDR Photography, Zhian Carim, Rick Mason

Talamatis 

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Ntsevu Pride

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Ximhungwe female & cub

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In the Ntsevu Pride photo, the standing lioness on the left looks similar to Pretty Girl Mangheni and her littermate brother Big Boy!  She could be sired by the same male and/or have the same mother.  What a striking resemblance.

Often is more common see the resemblance between father and son. 

An Example, The Ntsevu and Mangheni lioness probably were sired by the same male lion  (Golden Mane.) their look like the same lionesses but they don't are
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Six of the Mhangeni cubs of 2013 grew up to form the Ntsevu pride. The rains that arrived at the end of 2013 ushered in unfamiliar experiences for these young lions, like puddles, which one of them is looking to navigate its way around here. ⁠
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(11-10-2020, 11:29 PM)Cath2020 Wrote: Throwback to Big Boy and his sister


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Poor Big Boy, had such an incredibly hard life, was trying to bounce back, then suddenly died unexpectedly. A real tragedy, to say the least.
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(11-11-2020, 12:00 AM)BA0701 Wrote: Poor Big Boy, had such an incredibly hard life, was trying to bounce back, then suddenly died unexpectedly. A real tragedy, to say the least

Yeah, soon is 1 year how he passed away, time flies..
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