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Tshokwane · 10-30-2016, 10:38 PM

Credits to Himanshu Rai.

Notch 2 with the cubs.

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Ngala · 10-31-2016, 01:44 AM

Glad that the last two Notches are in healthy. I hope to see updates about them for a long time.

In the last photo, the cub that biting the tail of his father Notch II. Beautiful!

Tshokwane · 11-02-2016, 08:38 PM

Caesar, credits to Brian Scott photography.

Hard work never stops, does it?...

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Another one, credits to Daniel Ormaasani Sikona.

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Tshokwane · 11-05-2016, 08:03 PM

Caesar and Notch 2. Credits to MaryAnn Ngo.

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Tshokwane · 11-08-2016, 12:05 AM

Credits to Amy Shutt Photography.

This is one of the last photos I took of the lion known as Ron of the Notch Boys coalition of the Maasai Mara in Africa. It was late February of this year and we found him and his two brothers right after sunrise with an adult hippo they had taken down that night. We were the only car at the kill site that morning as the aroma of death filled the air and thousands of flies swarmed, their sound deafening in the otherwise silent early morning.

As his brothers slept several yards away Ron, with fresh battle wounds, guarded the hippo kill. At times he would lay next to it with one paw firmly planted on its back, as if to say, "This is mine".
Every now and then a lioness in the distance would catch his eye and he'd lose a bit of guarding-focus, and slowly wander towards her away from the hippo. This is when I took this photo. He was so close to us his face filled the frame of my camera and I fell in love with that look in his eyes.

As he wandered 5 feet, 10 feet, then 15 feet the jackals and vultures would take notice. But as they'd move in closer to the kill it would break his hyper-focus on the lioness and he'd come roaring back to stake his claim, sending the scavengers away. He was a good brother that day.

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Ngala · 11-08-2016, 01:28 AM

Photo and information credits: David Lloyd Wildlife Photography
"A Lion called Caesar"

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Ngala · 11-10-2016, 01:52 AM

Caesar, credits to Onesmus Ole Irungu.

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vinodkumarn · 11-13-2016, 02:18 AM

Kings crossing the Mara river
Credits: Kelly Poyser

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Ngala · 11-13-2016, 02:42 AM

Credits to MaryAnn Ngo.

The food handoff from Caesar to Notch2 was so cordial and I wish I had a video of it. ? but when a baby mama comes too close...
Nov2016, my video

Caesar looking mighty, short and sweet 10sec from last week Nov2016

I feel a Caesar day coming on :)
With his Lookout girls, the 3rd splinter group with the 3-4 females and tiny 5 cubs litter. Part 1 video NOV 2016. They also like area east of the hill.

Part2 Caesar and his Lookout girls. He looks huge behind the normal sized lioness and there is the jumbo sized female, the mama of the 5 cubs, at the back. NOV 2016.

Caesar2 ...look closely, from certain angles he has the same chunky muzzle, dark tailback mane, and Caesar's body frame but not as large yet. He had not eaten here, and yes I went to Naboisho ONLY because of this boy and my Caesar luck is always there, seeing him 3 sightings in a row. #TeamCaesar #longlivethenotchboys NOV2016

Pckts · 11-15-2016, 11:20 PM

Marsh pride lion -Notch the Lion-King of the Mara and His Five Sons

Six Notch grandsons found between look out and Rongai.Another Ron look alike in the middle .There is so many of these guys and by now some have started moving south into Serengeti ,Tanzania.Because almost every one north is related to them through their grandfather Notch PC Kontro

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vinodkumarn · 11-16-2016, 11:52 PM

The last two Notches , Long live legends

credits : Kesavamurthy photography

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Pckts · 11-17-2016, 12:02 AM

Beautiful shot, must be from a Hot Air Balloon.

leocrest · 11-17-2016, 02:25 AM

drone?

Pckts · 11-17-2016, 02:40 AM

(11-17-2016, 02:25 AM)leocrest Wrote: drone?

Probably Right, I just know in Tanzania they have a popular tourist attraction that is their Hot Air Balloons.
But a Drone seems more likely.

vinodkumarn · 11-19-2016, 09:28 PM

Notch boys patrolling along Mara river at look out area,Rongai pride are doing well.
Credits: BigCats of MasiMara

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