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Lions of Timbavati
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Posting for @sunless
Description of the Post: The Blonde Ross Male Seen Yesterday in bad condition near Talamati Bush camp. His brother has not been seen for a long time, and only he himself has been seen wandering, with scars all over his body! ?☹️ This time was seen He is with a young male lion! The old boy’s condition is very poor, and I am very grateful that this young boy did not attack or reject him ? I saw a new photo of him today, which is even worse than the situation in this video. He will soon be 14 years old, and I hope his future days won't be too difficult.?
(12-15-2024, 11:14 PM)BA0701 Wrote: Posting for @sunless @sunless This news is truly breaking my heart. To see the legendary Ross Males in this condition is, for me, very sad. They are one of the most successful two male coalitions we might ever see, a real life ying/yang, total opposites in their behavior and attitude, but one could not exist without the other. Such is the way of life, and we can only be so thankful that we were able to witness so much of their lives, and will continue to be able to do so through their progeny, but, it is always sad to see any animal in this condition. As for the scars on his neck, it seems, to me, that he may have been the victim of a snare, on top of everything else he is having to take on, at this moment of his life.  (12-15-2024, 11:21 PM)BA0701 Wrote:(12-15-2024, 11:14 PM)BA0701 Wrote: Posting for @sunless Any ideia who the young male might be? (12-16-2024, 12:16 AM)Rui Ferreira Wrote:(12-15-2024, 11:21 PM)BA0701 Wrote:(12-15-2024, 11:14 PM)BA0701 Wrote: Posting for @sunless None, honestly, I think all of the sons of the Ross Males are accounted for.   (12-16-2024, 12:16 AM)Rui Ferreira Wrote:(12-15-2024, 11:21 PM)BA0701 Wrote:(12-15-2024, 11:14 PM)BA0701 Wrote: Posting for @sunless People from other social medias are saying that it might be a Monwana. Mabotlel Pride (Not to be confused with the already Birmingham Breakaway Pride these lionesses from the New Mabotlel Pride is another Breakaway of the core Birmingham Pride and the father of the cubs is also the Mbirhi Males. Good decision for them to breakaway as the core Birmingham Pride has far too many individuals at the moment (many competitions during eating), the Mbirhi Males is really putting their cog in the machines, have heard also that they are mating with the Birmingham Breakaway lioness this past week or so.)
Description of the Post:
Introducing the Mabotlel Pride! These two females have moved separately from the Birmingham pride for long enough now that they are considered their own, new pride.
They have been named after an area in the Timbavati riverbed that these lionesses and their one remaining cub have been spending their time in. The Mbirhi males have also been moving around them, and the younger female has been seen mating again.
This is them from a past Instagram Post, below is description of the video:
The youngest lion cubs on Ngala belong to the sister of the white lioness - together with the other female born during lockdown, these four lions have been moving on their own for some time now.
Recently they have been spending time around the southern parts of Ngala. We are curious to see if they will be rejoining the Birmingham Pride in the future or if they will rather keep to themselves!  (12-15-2024, 11:21 PM)BA0701 Wrote: As for the scars on his neck, it seems, to me, that he may have been the victim of a snare, on top of everything else he is having to take on, at this moment of his life. Yeah broke my heart seeing him like this even tho I know tthat's the way it goes for them. I was devastated when I found out Tyson was gone too, now this. It was bound to happen 1 day. I pointed that out on Social Media yesterday, looks he might have ran into a snare. Maybe not as were looking at video and pics but it sure does look like it.  (12-10-2024, 09:47 PM)Mapokser Wrote: I barely remember the Mbiris bonding with each other, rubbing heads and what not, maybe I've seen it twice only despite we having tons of footage of them. Over the years there have been several videos of them bonding with each other. I don't remember many videos of them feeding, but one I definitely remember is them sharing a carcass with their very spunky Zebenine cub not long after they'd emerged on the scene as dominant males. I also think there's one of them eating with the Mayambulas and their cubs back in 2018 or so. It's possible they've become less tolerant in old age, though. 
Sadly, the Ross males story is coming to an end. Their legacy will live through the Kruger and Timbavati areas. What a legends!
14yo, what, 8 years in power? Countless cubs.
They lived the life, I can't even be sad for them.  (Yesterday, 08:36 PM)Mapokser Wrote: 14yo, what, 8 years in power? Countless cubs. Yea, prob most successful (observed) duo we witness in Kruger, in this era (in terms of continuos longevity as territorial males). And most crazy thing is, they become fully territorial kinda late, when they where around 5.5 - 6 yrs of age. Imagine if they become fully territorial at around 4. Only Mbiris could potentially "surpass" them, if they can hold on for another, well atleast half a year. Crazy, how 2 of the most successful observed duos, in Ross males and Mbiris, where pretty much rivals and neighbours their whole adult life. |
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