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Lions of Sabi Sands
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 (08-09-2018, 12:13 AM)vinodkumarn Wrote: Credits: MalaMala wow interesting lion dynamics. I read that one of the Manghene females have given birth several weeks ago. The fathers of that litter is likely the Bboys. These females probably traveled south for mating opportunities as their had previously been conflict with their daughters when one of them tried to mate with the Bboys. What will happen if they have litters from different fathers? Would both coalitions kill the cubs? (08-09-2018, 01:49 AM)Peteporker Wrote:(08-09-2018, 12:13 AM)vinodkumarn Wrote: Credits: MalaMala Likely Yes, This happened with Kambulas. BBoys seems to have killed their previous litter. For Mhangenis it will be difficult to raise cubs this time without the protection of dominant males. (08-09-2018, 02:08 AM)vinodkumarn Wrote:Here's the same encounter mentioned by mala mala but at Kirkman's. The avocas were sharing a buffalo kill with the mangheni pride and eyrefield lioness. Interesting thing is that one of the avoca would not let his brother approach the kill to feed. There's also a video. I can never insert videos correctly so i'll just provide the link:(08-09-2018, 01:49 AM)Peteporker Wrote:(08-09-2018, 12:13 AM)vinodkumarn Wrote: Credits: MalaMala https://www.facebook.com/andBeyondKirkma...058222978/
[video=facebook]https://www.facebook.com/andBeyondKirkmansKamp/videos/2051311058222978/[/video]
Kirkman's Kamp · 22 hrs · SOUND UP. A very interesting situation between the two dominate males that hold territory on @andbeyondkirkmanskamp. The one Avoc male was feeding on a buffalo kill with one eyefeild lioness and the Mangene Pride. They were feeding together when the Avoca males brother approached, he was put firmly in his place and kept from feeding on any of the kill by his brother. Very interesting behaviour for these lions!... --------------------------- #travelandbeyond #kirkmamskamp #andbeyondsafari #lions #brothers #africageo #big5 #Africa #safari #instagood #natgeowild #wu_africa #Super_Africa #thisissouthafrica #nature #africanamazing #rangerdiaries #majestic_wildlife_ #africananimals #capturethewild #marvelouz_animals See More 
Having a tryst with an experienced Queen like Amber eyes is a rite of passage for a young male lion like this Avoca.
Credits: Zaheer Ali, instagram image posted August 10, 2018  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Terry Ennever - Sabi Sabi.
Three young male lions took some time to relax on a cool morning, grooming each other and reaffirming their bond as a coalition.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author They aren't completely sure, but they think the lions are the Tsalala young males.  (08-10-2018, 07:28 PM)Tshokwane Wrote: They are the Marthly/Tsalala males  
A more detailed account of the Avoca Males, Sparta/Eyrefield & Mhangeni sub-adult sighting.
https://www.lionsands.com/2018/08/all-together-the-avoca-eyrefield-and-mangheni-lions/
Credits to Jaci's Sabi House.
The Avoca male lions are slowly venturing more and more into their new territory! It seems that the Birmingham males have moved further south, and aren’t coming up north too often. Image by field guide Ralph  *This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Singita
WILDLIFE REPORT SINGITA SABI SAND, SOUTH AFRICA For the month of July, 2018 Temperature Rainfall Recorded Sunrise & Sunset Average minimum: 13˚C (55˚F) For the month: 0 mm Sunrise: 06:38 Average maximum: 26˚C (79˚F) From Aug 2017 to date: 568.2 mm Sunset: 17:21 Minimum recorded: 10˚C (50˚F) Maximum recorded: 31˚C (88˚F) The term ‘surreal’ was fitting for this month’s sightings, and it describes countless experiences that will be cherished forever. The winter has been filled with excitement, not only for the relief of cooler temperatures from the summer, but the first sight of 11 wild dog puppies had everyone beaming with enjoyment. In addition we have been eagerly awaiting the introduction of the new litter from the Mhangene lionesses. Field Guide, Joffers McCormick, had a fortunate encounter with one of the lionesses as she moved her cubs into the Sand River – it was a sighting that will remain very high on most lists of memorable occasions of guiding in the bush. We have had some brief long distance viewing of the cubs since that sighting. We look forward to the new pride members settling down in the area. Interesting though that one of younger lionesses from their previous litter has been ‘adopted’ and remained with the three remaining adult Mhangene lionesses. Time will tell how long the young lioness will be tolerated with the new cubs. Here's a highlights package of the month's sightings: Lions The sub-adult Mhangene pride members continue to roam large areas of the Sabi Sand and most recently have been sighted on a few occasions feeding on various carcasses. Current sightings have only reported six young males and two females. As these lions continue to grow and fend for the fittest to survive, they will certainly fragment due to the higher number of males to females. The males being larger in size will overpower the females when feeding on smaller prey.  *This image is copyright of its original author The uncertain future of the Othawa pride male Article by Renain Venter Contrary to popular belief, lions don’t have it as easy as everyone thinks. They have the title “King of the Jungle” and it’s not easy keeping the title. Firstly, everything that they try to catch has evolved to evade and outrun them. They would need to get really close (less than about 10-15 yards) to their prey before even standing a 30% chance of catching it. This sometimes leads to lions going without food for up to a couple of weeks. With these statistics not being in favour of the lion, there are even more statistics against male lions. A lion at birth already only stands a 50% chance of making it to adulthood and for males it is even less, possibly reduced by another 50% on top of that. The male lion at birth, if lucky enough, would try stick with any brothers or male cousins, as they would be a much stronger force to be reckoned with than if they were solitary. They would have to leave the protection of their mothers as they would by that time have new youngsters to take care of. The fathers of those young male lions would also not be very happy with theirpresence as they might see them as a threat. Off they go into the dangerous world where they would have to try stay under the radar and avoid any confrontation with any males until they reach the age of five or so, where they stand a chance to possibly take over a pride. This all the better if you have brothers to join. If you don’t have anyone to join, life becomes so much tougher! You would have to feed yourself, fend for yourself and find your own way around. Sometimes an option is to join up with other males around the same age and hope you don’t get killed. The male would have to be very submissive and it’s not going to come without any battle scars. Currently there is one male roaming the Sabi Sand region that comes from the Othawa pride which spends much of its time just north of the Sand River. Unfortunately he doesn’t have any brothers to join and his fathers have also met their eventual fate, so it is going to be tough on him, especially with new groups of males moving in to see if they can take over the unoccupied territory. Currently he has left the territory and is on the run to find either other males to join, if they allow him to, or maybe he could one day stand a chance of having his own territory. Probably his best hope would be to try to get accepted into another band of up-and-coming almost-adult males, in the bid to become a part of a strong coalition.
MALAMALA TODAY: August 13th-15th.
Clarendon Open Area was the stage where we witnessed a truly dramatic scene play out on Monday. It all started when the Torchwood pride was found along our northern boundary late in the afternoon. As darkness fell the large pride moved south and set their sights on 3 buffalo bulls. They ran in and narrowly missed. The lions then regrouped and moved east into Clarendon Open Area where a large herd of impalas and zebras had taken refuge for the... night. It took the pride 20mins to get into position after which they successfully executed a hunt, catching an impala ewe. A feeding frenzy ensued but that was abruptly ended when the Fourways pride, accompanied by a young male, came charging in. What followed was nothing short of chaos. When the dust eventually settled the Fourways pride claimed victory as the Torchwood pride reluctantly retreated. We can also confirm that the adult lioness from the Fourways pride has given birth! Other lion sightings: The Torchwood pride was seen again about 1km west of where the action took place. The 2 Avoca males were viewed along the Tjellehanga River. The 7 subadults from the Marthly Breakaway pride were also seen in the south again. A single lioness from the Kambula pride and her 3 cubs were viewed at their den in the Sand River opposite Maxim’s Lookout. 2 of the Gowrie males were seen in the same area.
Peteporker this mala mala article means that mfumo is not with torchwood pride.
(08-16-2018, 04:21 AM)T Rabbit Wrote: Peteporker this mala mala article means that mfumo is not with torchwood pride. As much as I hate to say this ... and Im really hoping he is out there with some new pride ... but as time goes on and with no visual of Mfumo, then hope turns into a sad reality. Has he ever done this before??  (08-16-2018, 07:19 AM)jordi6927 Wrote:Yes, he’s wandered off before. He’s the only Birmingham to be gone for long stretches. He’ll be back around.(08-16-2018, 04:21 AM)T Rabbit Wrote: Peteporker this mala mala article means that mfumo is not with torchwood pride. |
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