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Nkuhlu males
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 (04-03-2025, 02:48 AM)MakTab Wrote: These three seem to be the main three of the coalition and the only ones who are usually in healthy condition, Dreadlocks and Pale always seem to skinny and usually take beatings in fights.That is correct bro but Crooked Tail is also usually skinny, he just in slighty better condition and has more confidence than those two.  (04-03-2025, 09:33 PM)Ngonya Wrote:(04-03-2025, 02:48 AM)MakTab Wrote: These three seem to be the main three of the coalition and the only ones who are usually in healthy condition, Dreadlocks and Pale always seem to skinny and usually take beatings in fights.That is correct bro but Crooked Tail is also usually skinny, he just in slighty better condition and has more confidence than those two. To be honest it's kind of sad, Smudge and Snip Tail are capable lions but their other brothers are usually in bad condition which slows the rest of the coalition down. It'll be hard for them to take over more territory if Pale and Dreadlocks don't improve their confidence.  (04-04-2025, 12:20 AM)MakTab Wrote: Throwback to Dreadlock DeLaporte's horrifying condition in late 2023 Terrible to see him like this, especially given that he was the only one who, in that incident, stood up to the two SAs, he thought he had six others to come help him. Did he, at some point after that, lose his tail? (04-04-2025, 06:24 AM)BA0701 Wrote:Yeah the Southern Avoca's really beat him down, how did Dreadlocks DeLaporte and Nkuhlu #4 die again?(04-04-2025, 12:20 AM)MakTab Wrote: Throwback to Dreadlock DeLaporte's horrifying condition in late 2023
As far as I know, it is unknown, exactly, how either of them died, they just simply disappeared. It is thought that Dreadlocks Delaporte eventually passed of his injuries received from the SAs, as it wasn't too awful long after that, that he disappeared. Following that beating, he was never seen in good condition, again.
(04-04-2025, 06:24 AM)BA0701 Wrote: Terrible to see him like this, especially given that he was the only one who, in that incident, stood up to the two SAs, he thought he had six others to come help him. Did he, at some point after that, lose his tail?Nkuhlu males were fairly young at that time, and it was likely Dreadlock DeLaporte also tried to run but wasn't as fast. More likely that he really didn't make some kind of stand and hoped for backup, he was just unlucky to be caught as for not being fast enough to flee like his younger counterparts. Under the circumstances, he fought as hard as he could, and manage to survive for months althought never being the same lion again. DeLaporte male was trully a resilient lion. Very smart teaming with unrelated males and forming big coalitions in more than one occasion. Living a somewhat long lion life althought the odds would be against a 'solitary' male. He lived till atleast mid 2024, so thats atleast more than 6-7 months after the beating. And no, he didn't lose his tail, but in that angle it looks really weird indeed lol. (04-04-2025, 07:38 PM)MakTab Wrote: Yeah the Southern Avoca's really beat him down, how did Dreadlocks DeLaporte and Nkuhlu #4 die again?As @BA0701 says, impossible to know. They could even be alive out there in the depths of Kruger like it happened with other males. But taking into account the area they roamed isn't as unpopular as those like Mantimahle or Mangheni, who vanished and reappered, it does seem unlikely to be a similar case. Them both were not in the best conditions, amidst the circumstances it seems clear that neither of them is alive, even more so since they did not disappear together, but months apart since Nkuhlu #4 still appeared from time to time with his brothers. Regardless of anything, rangers and guides that are at Nkuhlu territory already count both of them out and everything points for the demise of the males.
The 2 thinner Nkuhlu males at Tengile with a Sand River female this morning
Pale Nkuhlu and Sand River lioness mating on the riverbed  *This image is copyright of its original author Dreadlocks Nkuhlu  *This image is copyright of its original author by Mark Cohen
Smudge Nkuhlu last week when he was getting chased by the Gijima males at Kirkman's Kamp, he got outnumbered on the other side of the river as his brothers fleed
"Looking so mean until the fight gets a little too real and the other boys out numbered him! A male lion territory battle is a lot like tug-o-war with a lot of roaring and a little bit of faking-it-till- you make it!"  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author by Jenny Leigh Brown
(04-08-2025, 09:16 PM)Ngonya Wrote: Smudge Nkuhlu last week when he was getting chased by the Gijima males at Kirkman's Kamp, he got outnumbered on the other side of the river as his brothers fleed Such an impressive mane this boy has, a stunner of a male lion.  (04-08-2025, 09:16 PM)Ngonya Wrote: Smudge Nkuhlu last week when he was getting chased by the Gijima males at Kirkman's Kamp, he got outnumbered on the other side of the river as his brothers fleed His face is like "I'm going to run away fast but I'm going to pretend I don't care"
Mala Mala monthly report for March 2025, posting it as requested by @Mapokser
NKUHLU MALES = 5 2 ADULT MALES 6 YEARS 7 MONTHS 3 ADULT MALES 5 YEARS 7 MONTHS CHARLESTON Dominant over the Sand River pride. First encountered on MalaMala Game Reserve in 2022. (13 sightings) One male was at Jakkalsdraai Open Area on the 1st and five males were with two Sand River lionesses at Rocky Crossing on the 6th. On the 11th, two males were at F Bend Open Area, and the remaining three males were west of Tjellahanga Rocks. Two males were at Charleston Rock on the 18th and on the 21st, two males were with three lionesses and four cubs at the confluence of the Tjellahanga River and the Sand River. That same day, two other males were with two lionesses at Tjellahanga Pans. On the 23rd, three males and two Gijima males chased each other to the east of Beaumont’s Camp. Two days later, one male and two Sand River lionesses were with three cubs in the Tjellahanga River north of the Sand River and the following day three males were with a Sand River lioness north of Charleston Koppies. On the 28th, three males were north of Flat Rocks and the other two were at F Bend Open area. On the 31st, three of the males had another aggressive interaction with the two Gijima males south of Trollip’s Camp with both coalitions being incredibly vocal in their territorial dispute.
Dreadlocks Nkuhlu male at Kirkman's with Sand River female in the thickets. Snip Tail nearby
 *This image is copyright of its original author by Sarah Jarrell
3 Nkuhlu males recently at Kirkman's Kamp:
Crooked Tail and another brother (cant id) resting under the shades of a tree by Maru Crichigno & Miguel Ortega
Dreadlocks with Sand River female at the thickets Snip Tail, nearby by Sarah Jarrell
Dreadlocks pairing with the same Sand River female just a couple of days ago, she has been mating with them during this whole week  *This image is copyright of its original author by Maru Crichigno & Miguel Ortega
@Ngonya, @Tr1x24 and myself, were just discussing moving this most recent post by @FACR2212 into the Lion Tales thread, as that thread was created for just such a post. However, it got me wondering about updates on the SRP, and since you are fully plugged into the goings on with them and their pride males, I thought I would ask you. Do you believe that the SRP is getting frequent enough updates, to justify their getting their own thread? If not, that is fine, and understandable, as we have, historically, not received regular updates on them, until recently of course.
If they do not, we can simply move this post to the Lion Tales thread, as planned by @Tr1x24, and continue to post updates on the pride in the SS thread, as we've always done. |
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