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N'waswitshaka males
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EO is equally important for Ndhzengas as Amahle, if not more, he proven himself numerous times.
I guess he is not as attractive for photographers as Amahle, but that hardly has anything to do with his success as a territorial male. I mean, every coalition has that "problem", most impressive male has more "attention", but that doesnt mean he is less valuable. 
Ndzhenga male Eorenji roaring and contact calling the Kambula pride
then the whole pride roars 
Londolozi Blog The Week in Pictures #649. Credits to Kate Arthur.
https://blog.londolozi.com/2024/05/17/th...tures-649/ Driving across one of our open clearings early one morning, we came across one of the Ndzhenga Males, who then decided to settle in the middle of the clearing.  *This image is copyright of its original author Embrace. Not long after he settled, his brother appeared in the distance on approach, and we waited for the inevitable brotherly embrace.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Mala Mala Game Report April 2024 https://malamala.com/wp-content/uploads/...024-LD.pdf
THE NDHZENGA MALES = 2 1 ADULT MALE ± 9 YEARS 2 MONTHS 1 ADULT MALE ± 8 YEARS 9 MONTHS WESTERN MALAMALA, FLOCKFIELD & CHARLESTON Dominant over the Kambula. First Encountered on MalaMala September 2020 (22 sightings) This month, the Ndhzenga males spent most of their time with the Ntsevu pride and their youngest offspring along the Mlowathi River. Noteworthy sightings: • On the 1st, they were with the members of the Ntsevu pride at the Mlowathi Spot. • On the 4th, they were further south of Styx Crossing but made their way north to the Airstrip by the next day. • They were at Stwise on the 7th and moved north towards Mlowathi Dam on the 8th. • On the 10th, a male stole a klipspringer kill from the Piccadilly female in the northern parts of Piccadilly Triangle. • They were north of Maurice’s Pan on the 14th and rejoined the Ntsevu pride at Piccadilly Triangle on the 16th. • On the 19th, they were at Mlowathi Dam; the next day, they were at the Mlowathi Spot. • On the 21st, they were with the Ntsevu pride to the south of Campbell Koppies. • They were at West Street Pans on the 23rd and were east of the bridge on the 25th. • They were with the Kambula pride on the MalaMala Flockfield Boundary, east of the Matshapiri River, on the 26th. • A Ndhzenga male was with the three lionesses from the Ntsevu pride on the 28th when they stole a kill from a female leopard; his brother was with the three cubs at Piccadilly Triangle. • The next day, one of the males was eating small remains of an impala ram kill west of Piccadilly Triangle with two Ntsevu lionesses and the cubs, while his brother was with the third Ntsevu lioness at the Mlowathi Spot. • The two of them were together at Mlowathi Dam on the 30th. 
It's good that the remaining 2 N'was Males went ahead and took over the Kambulas.... Three females in the Styx Pride were not enough for 4 males....and as we can see, Gore here is mating a lot with one of the Kambulas, so he could be the sire to some of the cubs born up to late January/early Feb. 2023. Anybody know which Kambula Lioness he's repeatedly mating with??
That wound looks pretty jiggly and loose! No wonder he got an infection after it was ripped off (however it happened). Sepsis would have kicked in quickly. How unlucky. https://www.facebook.com/100084047843580...6796868524  (05-26-2024, 12:19 AM)Cath2020 Wrote: It's good that the remaining 2 N'was Males went ahead and took over the Kambulas.... Three females in the Styx Pride were not enough for 4 males....and as we can see, Gore here is mating a lot with one of the Kambulas, so he could be the sire to some of the cubs born up to late January/early Feb. 2023. Anybody know which Kambula Lioness he's repeatedly mating with?? Says that video is no longer available, or the link is broken.
Londolozi Blog The Week in Pictures #650
One of the Ndzhenga Males looks up at circling vultures. Often lions will follow the vultures if they see that they are starting to descend and land in an area knowing that there could be possible food for them to steal and eat.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Pictures of an Ndzenga male from a Londolozi blog on animal senses. Link to the blog below.
https://blog.londolozi.com/2024/06/05/un...al-senses/  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Ndzhenga male (Amahle) trying his luck with one of the Kambula females while she kills a leopard in MalaMala
 (06-12-2024, 06:04 AM)NLAL11 Wrote: Poor leopard, she didn't stand a chance against three lionesses. From what I've read they basically saw her (Plaque Rock female) before she saw them and by the time she became aware it was too late for her to escape. She was seen with a cub a few days before her death so they essentially killed two leopards, such a shame as she was only 6 years old. They stole a kill from the Piccadilly female and her cub recently as well but fortunately they came away unscathed. (06-12-2024, 08:58 AM)Mwk85 Wrote:(06-12-2024, 06:04 AM)NLAL11 Wrote: Poor leopard, she didn't stand a chance against three lionesses. Yeah I looked up her age in the Mala Mala game reports. It's really sad. Was it the three Ntvevu lionesses? Because they do seem to go after leopards quite a lot. I can still remember that Mala Mala video from a few years ago where that young male made a fatal mistake and got killed by the Kambulas (Ntsevus). That was sad to watch. I love lions but hate seeing them kill leopards.
Mala Mala Game Report May 2024
THE NDHZENGA MALES = 2 1 ADULT MALE ± 9 YEARS 3 MONTHS 1 ADULT MALE ± 8 YEARS 10 MONTHS WESTERN MALAMALA, FLOCKFIELD & CHARLESTON Dominant over the Kambula. First Encountered on MalaMala September 2020 (21 sightings) It was another busy month for the two Ndhzenga males, who split their time between the Kambula pride and the Ntsevu pride while trying to maintain their territorial boundaries. Noteworthy sightings: • On the 1st, they shared an impala kill with the Ntsevu pride at Mlowathi Koppies and were still with them the next day to the west of Campbell Koppies. • They were both with the Kambula pride at Princess Alice Pans on the 4th and the 5th and moved to Kikilezihash Crossing with the pride on the 6th. • The next day, they were found separately; one male was near the confluence of the Tlebe Rocks Donga and the Mlowathi River, while the other male was north of Maurice’s Pan. • They were together again on the 8th at Emsagwen Crossing. • On the 10th, they joined the Ntsevu pride just to the south of Campbell Koppies but returned to the Kambula pride the next day at Kikilezihash Crossing. • They then went on a territorial mission, first heading south towards Kapen Open Area on the 14th and then walking all the way north to Mlowathi Dam by the 16th. • On the 19th, they were with a lioness of the Ntsevu Pride southeast of Stwise when they were chased by a herd of elephants. • They were with the Kambula pride again on the 23rd east of the Kapen Breakfast Spot. • On the 27th, the larger of the two males killed a male kudu with some members of the Ntsevu pride on the southern bank of the Sand River, west of Bicycle Crossing and were joined in this area by the other male the next day. • On the 30th, they found a dead elephant cow east of Campbell Koppies and feasted on that carcass until the end of the month.  |
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