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03-28-2017, 04:11 PM( This post was last modified: 03-28-2017, 04:30 PM by Fredymrt )
From tintswalo Safari update
On the afternoon of the 26th of March, the young Nkuhuma male Lion and his coalition mate were found on Hippo rocks. They had an interaction with the Mohlawareng pride and almost managed to get hold of the young male, but he managed to escape. The Ntsuntsu female Leopard was also relocated with her kill on Ngala loop.
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Yesterday morning, the Thanda impi male Lions were found with the Mbiri pride on Vulture pan road. The Beacon male Leopard was found on Reservoir road.The general game was again very good throughout the morning.
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Yesterday afternoon, the Mbiri's and Thanda impi's were relocated on Vulture pan. The Nharhu pride was found on Leadwood link. Rhulani was found with a Buffalo calf kill at Leopards drift.
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This morning was a bit quiet, and the cats had us following plenty of tracks. Some mornings it goes your way, this morning it did not. We did have some great Buffalo and Elephant sightings though.
The morning of the 1st, the Mbiri pride and both Thanda Impi male Lions were found on Vulture pan road. Elephant and Buffalo sightings were again numerous.
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Sizanani Male watches intently as his brother approaches with the rest of the pride
Manyeleti Game Reserve- Greater Kruger National Park
Tintswalo Safari Lodge
The Guardian. This is a high key portrait I took of one of the coalition males this afternoon. Sadly, it looks like his partner has little time left, he is in dreadful condition but they remain, as always, together. I would ask all Ingwelala members on the farm to please allow the sick male some dignity (and yes, I realise that's a human concept) and peace. They have entertained and enthralled us all over the years and sired many of the new lion cub arrivals we are seeing on the farm (and another lioness is heavily pregnant). Thank you.
Credits to Charlie Lyman
From Simbavati: This male lion is called Duma. Looks like he has been to the hairdresser. The wind was blowing quite a bit when this photo was taken :) He knows that he is King!
POWER MOVE from the South!! The 2 Sumatra males pushed into the territory of the 2 Mapoza males in the early hours of this morning,roaring, scent marking all over, and even mating with the resident Ross females...Looks like we're in for some action in the following weeks!
From Tintswalo Safari Lodge
Thanda Impi Males - Tintswalo Safari Lodge, Christof Schoeman
15 & 17 April 2017
The afternoon of the 15th, the Mbiri pride was relocated at Lomfane pan. Both Thanda impi male Lions were with the pride at Lomfane pan.
This morning, Skorro male Lion was found at Old Pump.
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit”...A confident male Lion staring back at me with piercing eyes.
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Credits to Ronesh Parbhoo
Two Unknown Lions Marking Their Territory in Klaserie
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Interesting lion dynamics have hit the Klaserie recently, and this morning was no different! While Africa on Foot guests were out navigating the bush on their morning walking safari with Greg, nThambo Tree Camp guests were trundling through the bush on their game drive, and resident photographer, Kevin, was editing footage in his safari studio. All of a sudden, the distinctive sound of lions calling in near distance alerted the teams listening from their various positions in the veld.
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The calls were thought to be coming from the area near nThambo Tree Camp, where camp managers and staff would have been hearing the roars loud and clear. Kevin picked up two individual male voices – could it have been the Mapoza males? They have not been picked up in the area and it would have been unexpected for them to turn up at nThambo without having been tracked. These voices belonged to unfamiliar males who were bravely announcing their presence in the Klaserie.
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Soon, the guttural shrieks of panicked impala rang out much closer to Africa on Foot where Kevin was listening and communicating with teams out on safari with their guests. The alarm call is a dead giveaway that there is something dangerous putting the impala at ill-ease. Knowing the lions were only a kilometre or so away at nThambo, there was no doubt that the cats had moved closer to Africa on Foot and spooked the antelope, setting them off into a chaotic panic. Kevin grabbed his camera gear and jumped into his bakkie, heading the couple of hundred metres towards the open area at the Africa on Foot access road to where the impala were calling from.
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Sure enough, there were the two culprits who had been heard calling near nThambo only a short while before. Kevin watched as the pair of them sniffed at a patch of ground for a long time, expressing their interest and engaging the Flehmen grimace, which is an odd-looking expression allowing the lions to pick up on the pheromones in urine. It is possible that they could smell the urine of other lions and were trying to decode any information they could. The pair of them had enormous bodies and underdeveloped manes, but their faces were fiercely scarred (one more than the other), indicating a history of fighting, as is the norm in the lives of wild male lions
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The two males continued to sniff and explore the area. They marked their territory and started roaring – a clear sign of their intention to hang around and declare their territory. These big cats have arrived right on the Africa on Foot property, and we do not yet know who they are or where they come from, but they seem to be prepared to stand their ground. Both Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp guests pulled in to join Kevin in the sighting and watched the amazing scene unfold. Hopefully we will receive some intel from neighbouring reserves and land owners and find out who these boys are! They might have ambled in from the Kruger National Park, but they seem determined to stay where they are.
04-27-2017, 09:24 PM( This post was last modified: 04-27-2017, 09:26 PM by Fredymrt )
From: Royal Malewane
This spectacular image was taken by Royal Malewane guide, Rudi Hulshof.
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The youngest Giraffe Male A new, large male lion arrives on a misty morning to launch a take-over of the Blackdam Male's territory. He has since taken up residence in the south of the reserve, in the vicinity of Royal Malewane, and has already been seen mating with females from the southern pride.
