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Those eyes !!! beautiful young male lion taking in the last bit of sun before sunset
One of the Monwawa young males (sired by the last Trilogy male) on the move.
Image by: Daniel
(11-18-2020, 03:52 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: A handsome male lion with its beautiful golden-coloured mane. Interestingly the male lion is the only cat that has mane. A lion also has a muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail.
November 2020,Photo credits: Senalala Safari Lodge
(11-18-2020, 03:52 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: A handsome male lion with its beautiful golden-coloured mane. Interestingly the male lion is the only cat that has mane. A lion also has a muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail.
November 2020,Photo credits: Senalala Safari Lodge
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Reminds me of Duma
He has that Sohobele stare.
If I'm not mistaken,This look like the Splinter male. What a beast
A tender moment between father and cub! The River pride were busy sleeping off a buffalo kill (the only evidence being huge bellies and half a buffalo leg!) when this little one decided to give dad a big snuggly hug Hosi seemed a little bit taken aback by his offspring's assault but he's such a good father and tolerated being smothered with kisses
Photo credits to: Emily Whiting
Klaserie PNR,11-19-20
Mapoza Male
The dominant male in the northern area of Thornybush Reserve. He was kicked by a Giraffe in Klaserie when he was 1 year old cub, causing him to go blind as he grew up. This hasn’t stopped him from growing into a fierce male, who is dominant over a large territory and the Monwana females
Photo credit to: Gerry Kent
(11-20-2020, 06:04 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: Mapoza Male
The dominant male in the northern area of Thornybush Reserve. He was kicked by a Giraffe in Klaserie when he was 1 year old cub, causing him to go blind as he grew up. This hasn’t stopped him from growing into a fierce male, who is dominant over a large territory and the Monwana females
(11-20-2020, 06:04 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: Mapoza Male
The dominant male in the northern area of Thornybush Reserve. He was kicked by a Giraffe in Klaserie when he was 1 year old cub, causing him to go blind as he grew up. This hasn’t stopped him from growing into a fierce male, who is dominant over a large territory and the Monwana females
Did he abandon Avoca pride for good now??
Seems that the Mapoza male is moving with both prides Avoca and Monwana. He's looking bruised but still magnificent
11-20-2020, 06:15 PM( This post was last modified: 11-20-2020, 06:16 PM by T I N O )
This past week we have witnessed an unexpected storyline in the lion dynamics surrounding the central Timbavati. On 10 November 2020 we got reports that the two Mbiri males, no strangers to the area, ventured south and chased two male lions by the names of Sumatra and Hercules away from the resident “Skorro” pride in the Orpen-manyeleti region. 5 days and 40 kilometers later, the fugitives arrived in the heart of the Riverpride’s territory where they caught and killed a young buffalo on Monday night. As expected, the dominant males (Nharhus) caught scent of the kill and showed up the following night and proceeded to chase Sumatra and Hercules south again. However, instead of raising the white flag, the two individuals pushed north again into enemy territory where they found refuge for a couple days whilst the Riverpride moved in the east of their traversing. Since then, the two have disappeared but will be very interesting to see where they pop up next!
I think I will just jump straight into showing you all the interesting characters that have been around for a week or so now. Most of you will know that lions, especially the males, are violently territorial beasts. So much so that they are well known to kill or at least seriously maim each other when intruders are found to be enjoying the luxury of one’s home ground. The area around Tanda Tula is deep in the Nharhu coalition’s territory, and these three males do not take kindly to invaders. Enter the Sumatra and Hercules males. These two brutes had already been sighted towards the end of last week and what’s more is that they were found on a kill! It didn’t last long however, as the Nharhu boys were very quick to chase them from their meal, at the end of the day three versus two is most often going to go the obvious route. You would think that after this altercation they would have gotten the idea and moved off, but instead they decided to linger and enjoy the views of the forbidden land a little longer. Luckily for me, I was able to catch up with them just before they left the area!
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Lastly, an update on the resident lions – the River Pride! They have finally returned from their journey to the east, towards the Kruger National Park. They were just lazing about and looking as gorgeous as ever towards the east of our concession and what’s more is that the three Nharhu males were there with them. These males are really starting to come into their own as they get older and reach their peak physical form. Their manes are starting to look more ‘lion-ly’ and their demeaners are statelier than ever! It’s wonderful to see them keeping such a close eye on the remaining cub and the four females, even if that does mean the girls have a kill or two stolen by the much larger males every once in a while.
I think I will just jump straight into showing you all the interesting characters that have been around for a week or so now. Most of you will know that lions, especially the males, are violently territorial beasts. So much so that they are well known to kill or at least seriously maim each other when intruders are found to be enjoying the luxury of one’s home ground. The area around Tanda Tula is deep in the Nharhu coalition’s territory, and these three males do not take kindly to invaders. Enter the Sumatra and Hercules males. These two brutes had already been sighted towards the end of last week and what’s more is that they were found on a kill! It didn’t last long however, as the Nharhu boys were very quick to chase them from their meal, at the end of the day three versus two is most often going to go the obvious route. You would think that after this altercation they would have gotten the idea and moved off, but instead they decided to linger and enjoy the views of the forbidden land a little longer. Luckily for me, I was able to catch up with them just before they left the area!
*This image is copyright of its original author
*This image is copyright of its original author
*This image is copyright of its original author
Lastly, an update on the resident lions – the River Pride! They have finally returned from their journey to the east, towards the Kruger National Park. They were just lazing about and looking as gorgeous as ever towards the east of our concession and what’s more is that the three Nharhu males were there with them. These males are really starting to come into their own as they get older and reach their peak physical form. Their manes are starting to look more ‘lion-ly’ and their demeaners are statelier than ever! It’s wonderful to see them keeping such a close eye on the remaining cub and the four females, even if that does mean the girls have a kill or two stolen by the much larger males every once in a while.
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What a gorgeous male is the Sumatra male
tbh. He's really handsome and powerful. They need gain some confidence if they want became once again dominant.
Those are 2 very immpressive males. I do hope that they will link up with Black Dam breakaway females and we will get to see white cubs in yet another pride within Greater Kruger.
