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08-23-2022, 05:00 AM ( This post was last modified: 08-23-2022, 06:22 AM by afortich )

(08-23-2022, 12:13 AM)Tonpa Wrote: Unfortunately they killed the short tailed male this time. The biggest of the brothers 
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So this is the second one they have killed? or it is the only one I saw a video a few weeks ago?
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08-23-2022, 10:40 AM

(08-23-2022, 05:00 AM)afortich Wrote:
(08-23-2022, 12:13 AM)Tonpa Wrote: Unfortunately they killed the short tailed male this time. The biggest of the brothers 
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So this is the second one they have killed? or it is the only one I saw a video a few weeks ago?
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Yeah second male, last time was one of the younger boys. They also killed one of their sisters when they arrived on the scene last year.
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08-23-2022, 01:12 PM

Are one of these dead young males of which we saw a hyenas carrying a head in his mouth a few days ago?
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08-23-2022, 01:25 PM

(08-23-2022, 01:12 PM)BigLion39 Wrote: Are one of these dead young males of which we saw a hyenas carrying a head in his mouth a few days ago?

Think not,  hyenas was on Timbavati if im not mistaken, this is quite far west in Balule.
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08-23-2022, 05:06 PM

(08-23-2022, 01:12 PM)BigLion39 Wrote: Are one of these dead young males of which we saw a hyenas carrying a head in his mouth a few days ago?

Apparently, the Hyena was probably carrying another hyena. Possibly a Brown Hyena. Maybe I'm wrong.
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08-23-2022, 05:25 PM

One of the Black dam males with one of the younger Monwana females (Trilogy daughter)
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08-23-2022, 07:54 PM

So how many Kudyela young males are left?
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08-24-2022, 12:25 AM

(08-23-2022, 07:54 PM)Mabingilane Wrote: So how many Kudyela young males are left?

Four, two older boys around the 3.5-4 year mark and two younger boys like 2.5-3 years old
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08-24-2022, 04:15 PM

This morning at Kubili Dam, Thornybush. Lone male drinking


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08-24-2022, 04:52 PM

BDM and an avoca lioness 

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08-26-2022, 08:04 AM ( This post was last modified: 08-26-2022, 08:09 AM by Timbavati )

Bubezi the legendary King of Thornybush in 2004, at the age of 8 yrs old. This guy was massive, his skull is said to be one of the largest lion skulls on record. 
Bubezi/Ring also fathered to Marvin, the dominant male of the dominant male, Marvin litter mate, joined forces with Bubezi. A father/son coalition. 
note: Bubezi is the father of the Black dam male
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08-26-2022, 08:08 AM

The mighty Ring/Bubezi with his son and partner in Thornybush in 2008. This young blond-maned male lion is litter mate of Marvin (the Monwana male) while Marvin took-over the Northern aka Monwana pride, his brother, took-over the Southern aka Black dam pride with his father, Bubezi aka Ring.
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08-26-2022, 08:08 AM

Btw, once as I can, will post family tree of the Black dam and Monwana prides, with dates of birth and death of the members from 1996 till 2010's more or less.
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