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Lions of Timbavati
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 (05-06-2021, 06:28 PM)Potato Wrote:as due many people doesn't know to Johan Adolf Smalman, Johan worked in Shindzela for more than 1 decade, There's was a pride of lions was named the Ziggi pride and the Avoca/Giraffe males still were known by some as the Johnniesdale males, even, the Mafikizolo pride male known as Petrus, Duma/Sohobele male still was in Timbavati around Shindzela, and the Ross pride had the white cubs. I have a great friendship with Johan, and he confirmed that Ross males fathered the Xikukutsu males born into the silver-eyed Avoca lioness and apart of that he also confirmed that the Ross males weren't sired by the bad, the good, And the ugly, If not by the two old Ross males that were poached a few months before the three original Giraffe males came into Klaserie and accepted the cubs as theirs(05-06-2021, 03:03 AM)Timbavati Wrote:(05-05-2021, 11:39 PM)Potato Wrote:(05-05-2021, 11:17 PM)Timbavati Wrote:(05-05-2021, 11:05 PM)Tonpa Wrote: How many offspring do the ross males have?They sired three cubs (that now are adult) in the Avoca pride, eight sub-adults and 7 cubs in the Birmingham pride - A total of 17 offspring until now 
Mating pair. Up-close and personal with the bigger Mbiri male mating with one of the Mbiri lionesses. The Mbiri males were born in 2013 into the Mbiri pride in Manyeleti. They were sired by the Matimba coalition, A coalition of six males that conquered the entire Manyeleti, A big part of Sabi Sands, Timbavati and Kruger.
Photo credits goes: @tim.cowell.photography Special thanks to Tim Cowell for the pics!
Tanda Tula - Timbavati update - It was just was well we had a feathered friend stealing the show this week, as the previous weeks’ staple stars were largely MIA this week. Following a couple of sightings of the River Pride around Machaton Dam, the females moved the cubs all the way back to the south-eastern corners of our concession, and with the dense banks of the Machaton Riverbed providing ideal spots to rest in, the pride made themselves very difficult to view, even though we knew exactly where they were. On the last evening of the week, the pride did re-emerge near Machaton Dam, with cubs in tow, but as it was already after sunset, the guides had to leave them and hope that they hung around until the morning. The Nharhu males were more active, and their tracks criss-crossed the central Timbavati, but with so many tracks around one morning, we actually weren’t even sure exactly who had been walking around. The Sark Pride were reported in the west, as well as two other young male lions late in the week. There was also a sighting of what appeared to be the Vuyela males and a lioness one evening on our access road; the next day their tracks were trailing a large herd of buffalo in the west, but despite finding the buffalos, the guides didn’t manage to locate on the lions.
Klaserie Drift update
The River pride have not disappointed either this month. Hosi and Socha have been seen several times in the company of 3 females - one of which may be in oestrus - and were even spotted full-bellied and content with an impressive giraffe kill. As the cubs get older, they seem to be more confident in spending longer periods away from the pride as they seek new mating opportunities. The cubs themselves are still not old enough to hunt and are often left to their own devices by the females as they search for dinner, resulting in several wonderful sightings of the little ones playing and relaxing by themselves. The pride lionesses are working ever harder to feed these growing bellies, turning to the highly distracted impala rams - that are currently rutting - for easy meals. On one such occasion, guide Emily located the pride just after making such an impala kill and our guests spent a thrilling half hour watching them brawl and squabble over the small meal.  *This image is copyright of its original author
The two remaining Nharhu males with the River pride made a brief visit during the last weekend of April at @simbavati_safari
One of the two Skorro males feasting on a kill at @simbavati_safari
Photo credits goes to: @ctarrantphoto (05-09-2021, 03:33 AM)Cunaguaro Wrote: The two remaining Nharhu males with the River pride made a brief visit during the last weekend of April at @simbavati_safari Skorokoro and Xitaya (05-09-2021, 03:38 AM)Cunaguaro Wrote: One of the two Skorro males feasting on a kill at @simbavati_safari The non-skittish Skorro male! What a stunning boy he is turning out!  (05-09-2021, 03:33 AM)Cunaguaro Wrote: The two remaining Nharhu males with the River pride made a brief visit during the last weekend of April at @simbavati_safari so its confirm that one of them died? (05-09-2021, 04:55 AM)Peteporker Wrote:(05-09-2021, 03:33 AM)Cunaguaro Wrote: The two remaining Nharhu males with the River pride made a brief visit during the last weekend of April at @simbavati_safari He was last seen in really poor condition, also I received information a few weeks later that a skinny lion was seen in the western parts of the Timbavati. then, yes, he's most likely dead imo
A recent sighting of the skittish Skorro male seen a few days ago with members of the Western pride at Argyle dam in Northern Timbavati.
Photo credits goes to: Andries Mbanyise Image date back from: May 05,2021.
The Vuyela males were seen on Monday moving from Klaserie to Timbavati, unfortunately, the guides didn't find them, They seem quite settled in the Klaserie for now.
The Black Dam Male in all his glory at Royal Malewane The Black dam male was born in January 2010 and succumbed in August last year after being gored by a buffalo and the next day he was finished off by his own sons from the Monwana pride.
Photo credits goes to: Ryan Jack Photography Image date back from 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author
Happy Mothers Day to all moms! - The oldest cub of the river pride on a stroll side by side with his mother at @tanda.tula
Photo credits goes to: @chadcocking |
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