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Found these boys sleeping on the H1-1 west of transport dam yesterday morning. I stopped a distance away but they did not hang around. Image by: Mohammed Jinnah February 2017
What a good news! The Fourways male Darkmane JR was seen recently with his coalition partner a 1 lioness!
10:58 am
2 lions and 1 lioness stationary
H2-2, on either side of the road, 3.9km west from H3, towards Pretoriuskop
5/5
Tinged by Neeta
(Photo)
(11-21-2020, 08:35 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: What a good news! The Fourways male Darkmane JR was seen recently with his coalition partner a 1 lioness!
10:58 am
2 lions and 1 lioness stationary
H2-2, on either side of the road, 3.9km west from H3, towards Pretoriuskop
5/5
Tinged by Neeta
Are you sure its him? Its hard to say from those pictures..
Blondie was recently seen around Phabeni area, which is quite far from this area, did they split??
(11-21-2020, 08:35 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: What a good news! The Fourways male Darkmane JR was seen recently with his coalition partner a 1 lioness!
10:58 am
2 lions and 1 lioness stationary
H2-2, on either side of the road, 3.9km west from H3, towards Pretoriuskop
5/5
Tinged by Neeta
Are you sure its him? Its hard to say from those pictures..
Blondie was recently seen around Phabeni area, which is quite far from this area, did they split??
Blondie was seen a couple of weeks/months ago near Phabeni area. As well they patrols long distances and later join each-other again
Rest easy King!
Today we've received such sad news from the Kruger National Park which it's involved the Styx male (Majingilane son). He was found dead near Mpondo male. He passed away at the age of 9 years still on their prime. He had a tough live until his last breat. He has addapted and survived with a broken jaw for at least 3 years. We should remember him as a true survivor his legacy still is alive through the KNP and will be extremely awesome follow their bloodline in the next years ...
KNP-Posted: 11/27/2020,-
Photo credits to: Big on Wild - Wildlife Blog & Photography
11-27-2020, 11:00 PM( This post was last modified: 11-27-2020, 11:01 PM by Timbavati )
(11-27-2020, 10:19 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Sad news! Styx Long Mane male died today around Mpondo Dam at the age of around 9 yrs old, shortly after this photos where filmed:
Photo Credit : Sean Koekemoer
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It seems that he died out of natural causes and not by other lions, in the latest sighting of him month back he was already thiner then usually:
Photo Credits : Kevin Richardson
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RIP king:
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Photo by Londolozi
In my personal opinion (still without a confirmation of Styx death) I believe that he might be died from natural causes and an internal disease. He's been seen in very bad shape for a few months now, And even when Kevin Richardson saw him a few months ago The Styx male was been looking more thin than the usual. As well in the first image posted by yourself and taken by Sean Koekemoer you can see the backbone of him. I often thing if this was just thing of the fate and something that had to happen once for all.
We have lost some true legends lately. The list start with (Lolparpit, 5th Mpondo, Sparta lioness (Majingilane daughter), Styx lioness, Styx male, Giraffe male, Blackdam male)
Note: I once again emphasize that this is only my personal opinion and nothing is confirmed. I'm just giving my point of view with no intention of offending anyone.
Majingilane Coalition Male Lineage
