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MALAMALA TODAY: January 5th & 6th. Lions, lions and more lions. Over the last 48hrs we viewed 4 prides of lions as well as 2 male coalitions. We also recorded sightings of 5 leopards, many elephants, several buffalo bulls, large concentrations of giraffe, zebra, wildebeest and other general game. A ‘mini’ storm swept over the reserve in the early hours of Sunday morning. This allowed for excellent hunting conditions which the Marthly lioness took full advantage of. She brought down a wildebeest near MalaMala Camp and her cub joined her at the carcass. Unwanted company loomed nearby in the form of a Gowrie male and Kambula lioness. The mating pair were found only a few hundred meters away and it was only a matter of time before they caught wind of the feast. The Kambula lioness approached first and the Marthly lioness immediately dashed off with her cub. However, on Monday morning we were surprised to find that the Marthly pride were back at the carcass with the Gowrie male and there was so sign of the other female, initially... She would return and when she did another surprise waited for us. This time the mother and cub did not flee. In fact, for a short period, all 4 lions seemed to coexist. The truce did not last. The two lionesses got into a brawl and chaos erupted. Luckily the cub managed to keep out of harms way. The rest of the Kambula pride and the other Gowrie male were hunting wildbeest and zebra at West Street Pans. The Nkuhuma pride and northern Avoca males were viewed in the northwest and members of the Torchwood pride were seen in the northeast.
(01-07-2020, 02:10 PM)Potato Wrote: MALAMALA TODAY: January 5th & 6th. Lions, lions and more lions. Over the last 48hrs we viewed 4 prides of lions as well as 2 male coalitions. We also recorded sightings of 5 leopards, many elephants, several buffalo bulls, large concentrations of giraffe, zebra, wildebeest and other general game. A ‘mini’ storm swept over the reserve in the early hours of Sunday morning. This allowed for excellent hunting conditions which the Marthly lioness took full advantage of. She brought down a wildebeest near MalaMala Camp and her cub joined her at the carcass. Unwanted company loomed nearby in the form of a Gowrie male and Kambula lioness. The mating pair were found only a few hundred meters away and it was only a matter of time before they caught wind of the feast. The Kambula lioness approached first and the Marthly lioness immediately dashed off with her cub. However, on Monday morning we were surprised to find that the Marthly pride were back at the carcass with the Gowrie male and there was so sign of the other female, initially... She would return and when she did another surprise waited for us. This time the mother and cub did not flee. In fact, for a short period, all 4 lions seemed to coexist. The truce did not last. The two lionesses got into a brawl and chaos erupted. Luckily the cub managed to keep out of harms way. The rest of the Kambula pride and the other Gowrie male were hunting wildbeest and zebra at West Street Pans. The Nkuhuma pride and northern Avoca males were viewed in the northwest and members of the Torchwood pride were seen in the northeast.
Not a good idea for Tsalala Lady to hang out around Kambula lionesses, she or her cub might get hurt, especially her cub... She was lucky this time that only 1 Kambula lioness was there.
01-08-2020, 06:00 PM( This post was last modified: 01-08-2020, 06:00 PM by Potato )
Singita SS December:
Interestingly there have been a few interactions between two of the Nkuhuma pride sub adults and the Matimba male. They have shared a buffalo carcass and been in each other’s presence on a few occasions, however the Nkuhuma young male still knows his place when it comes to the Matimba male.
(01-08-2020, 06:00 PM)Potato Wrote: Singita SS December:
Interestingly there have been a few interactions between two of the Nkuhuma pride sub adults and the Matimba male. They have shared a buffalo carcass and been in each other’s presence on a few occasions, however the Nkuhuma young male still knows his place when it comes to the Matimba male.
Two? So missing sister is with him? Or is that another Nkuhuma lioness?
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(01-11-2020, 02:06 PM)Potato Wrote: Kambula lionesses vs Tsalala lionesses
Holy, we can see how much bigger Kambula lioness is, those girls are massive and fearless. Hope that Tsalala girl learned a lesson and will avoid Kambulas in the future.
