Lions of Timbavati

[MrLoesoe]

(10-13-2024, 02:51 PM)Potato Wrote:

What a spectecular sighting indeed, wow. Happy to see all 5 of them are still alive and now - after they were sighted last months in several numbers - together. A force to be reckoned with... their self confidence for their age is fascinating.

Edit: speaking of these boys, do we know if all 5 of them from the same litter? Their manes and body development is very similar. Either same litter or two litters were close I guess. All sired by Mapoza or did he have a partner during that time? Reply

[Tr1x24]

(10-13-2024, 08:39 PM)MrLoesoe Wrote: speaking of these boys, do we know if all 5 of them from the same litter? Their manes and body development is very similar. Either same litter or two litters were close I guess. All sired by Mapoza or did he have a partner during that time?

4 should be older, 2 younger.

Xikukutsus also prob sired some, some older ones. Reply

[Mapokser]

Gotta get confirmation from the source, for me, the report, due to the use of "and" instead of something else, meant the pride was chased by the Monwana male, not the Mbiri male was chased by him.

But maybe he meant something else and the grammar is off.

If 1 Monwana chased Shaka off, even if an old one, out of prime, it's extremely impressive given Monwana's age and nomadic status.

But I'm skeptical because not long ago 3 Monwana were chased off by the 2 Ross ( after initially chasing them off ), and again 3 of them were chased off by Red Road.

If one of them can chase off a dominant Mbiri male, one could think that, being 5, they wouldn't even be on the run from 3 N.BDM, and would be territorial already. Reply

[Potato]

(10-14-2024, 06:18 AM)Mapokser Wrote: If 1 Monwana chased Shaka off, even if an old one, out of prime, it's extremely impressive given Monwana's age

And extremely unlikely...

(10-14-2024, 06:18 AM)Mapokser Wrote: But I'm skeptical because not long ago 3 Monwana were chased off by the 2 Ross ( after initially chasing them off ), and again 3 of them were chased off by Red Road.

If one of them can chase off a dominant Mbiri male, one could think that, being 5, they wouldn't even be on the run from 3 N.BDM, and would be territorial already.

Indeed. At 3 and half years old even such a powerhouses like Mbiris, Charlestons or current Plains Camp males wouldn't take on such a strong adult male as Shaka Mbiri. Reply

[Gavskrr]

(10-11-2024, 08:49 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(10-11-2024, 07:01 PM)Ngonya Wrote: Mbiri male and later was chased off by one of the young Monwana males.

1 of Monwana males alone chased of Shaka or Monwana pride?  

As article suggest, we might be in for a big shift in this southern Timbavati area, as Ross's, Hercules's and maybe even Mbiris time might be up, as looks like they cant displace Birmingham Breakaways and up and coming young Monwanas.

Any news on Birmingham nephew? He was in this area and mating with BBreakaway female, nothing on him recently, hope he didnt get caught by someone.

Also where is young Avoca?

The young klaserie river pride males also seems to be moving towards timbavati, they have been seen in the territory of the western pride, they have numbers and are well developed so if they try to establish themselves in the area it would be another big problem for the territorial males

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