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Lions of Sabi Sands
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Most likely the PCmales.
The Mhangeni lioness choosing them over nomadhood seems to have started thos union to begin with. 
"The last surviving Tumbela male Lion single-handedly took down a buffalo several times his size earlier this morning. Poor cat was exhausted for hours. Photo'd at Dulini Private Game Reserve"
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   (09-20-2022, 08:07 PM)Ngonya Wrote: "The last surviving Tumbela male Lion single-handedly took down a buffalo several times his size earlier this morning. Poor cat was exhausted for hours. Photo'd at Dulini Private Game Reserve" Stunning sighting! Hope he gets to enjoy his hard earned price, as he can feed on this for days, but this kind off big kill will attract other visitors eventually, he needs to hope that PC males are not in the area. Again evidence that males are excellent hunters, this kind off bull would took hard effort of several lionesses and its questionable if they could take him down. 
Too bad Skorro Jr couldn't share this meal with the Othawas.
Yet another impressive moment showcasing a male lion's strength and determination. 
If the Tsalala Pride sticks together and Mangheni manages to birth a healthy litter, I think it'll be up to the Princess to finish raising these cubs, for a borderline 14yo lioness, 2-3 years is a lot.
Another great picture of Tumbela male on his buffalo kill. Magnificent
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Some good overall game footage, especially the few minutes of the S. Avocas and some of the Sand River Pride. How old are the S. Avoca's oldest offspring. Shouldn't they have a few that are nearing mating age?
Parenting in the WILD - Affection and Discipline ? ? - YouTube (09-21-2022, 12:01 AM)Tr1x24 Wrote:(09-20-2022, 08:07 PM)Ngonya Wrote: "The last surviving Tumbela male Lion single-handedly took down a buffalo several times his size earlier this morning. Poor cat was exhausted for hours. Photo'd at Dulini Private Game Reserve" I think MOST of us on WildFact respect male lions' hunting abilities. Some are more skilled (more fearless/desperate?) than others because it's a rare feat for a single lion to take down a large buffalo bull like this. I think the buffalo Skorro, Sr. took down a few years back was a smaller female or a young bull. Princess Tsalala took down a good-sized bull by herself back when her daughter was still a cub. Relative to size it's probably equal to Skorro, Jr. bagging this monster, conversely the entire Kambula/Ntsevu Pride working together wouldn't have been able to do it just a few years ago.  (09-23-2022, 12:24 AM)Tonpa Wrote: heheh, Wonky Eye/Manyeleti Male is still around This guy was first seen hanging alone quite a while ago, i think it was 2020, when he was seen with DM and Ximhungwe female and cub in Northern Sabi Sands. He still looks quite young, he must have been ousted at very young age, prob at ~ 2 yrs of age.
I guess all these sightings are from August, but they apparently just posted this on 15SEP. If you click the link, they included an Instagram post of the S8 male.
August Sightings at a Glance - Arathusa Safari Lodge Lions [color=var( --e-global-color-text )]The King (and Queens!) of Africa were very active throughout the month of August! They were seen a total of 121 times over the course of the month, and every time is as exciting as the last! “The most special sighting of the month was with the Plains camp males, the 7 Talamati sub adults and Dark Mane. The 7 Talamati sub-adults and Dark Mane were busy killing a buffalo (and killed it) when the Plains camp males heard the commotion. It was unusual for them to be so far up North. The next morning we found the Plains camp males feeding on this big, male buffalo. There was a bit of a war between the 2 lion prides resulting in one of the Talamati females having a nasty wound on her tail which is likely to fall off. To top it off, while the lions were sleeping in the middle of the day, an unknown, young male leopard popped into view and climbed a big Jackleberry tree nearby!” Torchwood Pride – 2 sightings Nkuhuma Pride – 41 sightings The Nkuhumas have joined up a total of 20 lions with the 2 Avocas and they are moving together now. Talamati Pride – 30 sightings S8 Male – 11 sightings[/color] [color=var( --e-global-color-text )]We watched in awe as the protector of the Talamati breakaway pride quenched his thirst and let out some mighty roars while patrolling his territory. Did you know that the S8 male is the father of all the Talamati breakaway pride cubs? He is under extreme pressure because he has to protect the cubs from any and every other male. As a lone male, this poses an enormous responsibility to ward off threats from male lions up in the north, the Avocas in the south, and the Kruger male lions in the east. He has done exceptionally well at keeping the cubs alive so far, with the help of the 3 females. The S8 male has been mating with the third female from the Talamati pride. We believe that she has lost her recent cub to another male. This is a natural occurrence between competing males. Avoca Males – 28 sightings Kruger male – 1 sighting Plains camp males – 8 sightings[/color] |
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