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Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara
Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara
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Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara
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Credits to Jay Kang'e.
Left camp early in the morning for a gamedrive and what a surprise to see Lipstick and Blackie very close to the camp, they even walked into Mara Explorer camp and they were sniffing around marking their territory. spraying urine and rubbing their manes on the bushes. This is not part of their territory as the young five males (M7) control this area. These two boys perhaps want to extend their territory as they have an additional four cubs in the pride but if the young males find out then a fight might ensue. It was pretty awesome to see them walking side by side. They also seem to be in very good shape. We will be keeping an eye on them to see what happens next.  *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
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(10-23-2016, 12:05 AM)Georgel Wrote: Who are the "young five males (M7)" he's taking about? (And why only five? I've read that they are 7, all of them Notch gradsons. Btw, how young are they? ) From Marsh pride Lions FB M7 ,grandsons of Notch,Big boys now ,3 of the 7 .Caesar 2,Dongo and Blue eyes.All seven males are fine separated into 3,2 and 2 .And Ole and Alex and their 2 half brothers Rafiki and Ron2 born in Rongai PC Aslak  *This image is copyright of its original author
Notch grandson "Blue Eyes" called so because his eyes are Blue instead of the normal yellow amber lion eyes.He is one of the M7-7 male lion coalition PC Andrew B
 *This image is copyright of its original author Notch 's grandson Dongo one of the 7 -M7 male coalition males.Son of Ron . Roelof S  *This image is copyright of its original author Notch's grandson Caesar 2 part of the 7 male coalition of Notch grandsons called M7 PC Aslak  *This image is copyright of its original author
Mohican is dead. He has been in a fight recently that has injured his spine seriously according to sources. RIP boy!
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Long face before his valiant battle with the crocodile to snatch the Zebra.
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@Gamiz
yes bro, the fittest survive i guess. Btw is he caught alone or is Romeo II with him. Looking at the pictures of the offbeat males they looked really impressive. From another forum, there were reports from rangers in that area that there is a change of behaviour from Romeo II and his pride. They are no longer responding to rival pride calls, preferring to stay elusive. A sign of them being low in confidence. Btw do u guys have any idea how old blackie and lipstick are. I thought they have been ard since notch. They look extremely awesome imo especially their manes. The sight of them coming from a distance would probably be enough to scare off some males.  (10-24-2016, 02:11 PM)Skybed Wrote: Btw do u guys have any idea how old blackie and lipstick are. I thought they have been ard since notch. They are around 10 years old. Quote:They look extremely awesome imo especially their manes. The sight of them coming from a distance would probably be enough to scare off some males. No doubt about that, in fact that is exactly what happened when the Offbeat males saw them.
Lipstick 4KM Male. Credits to Bala Murali.
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A very helpful piece, considering I knew little about this male, Mohican. Credits to Peter Rettig. Pic credits to Jackson Looseyia.
A very sad and somehow surprising news. One of the strongest males in the Maasai Mara is dead - he was named Mohican in 2008 because he was the only cub of Nyota, the solitary Lioness roaming the eastern and northern sides of Rhino Ridge. Mohican was only 9 years old, born in 2007. As a lone cub and as a lone nomadic young male lion he survivid against all odds. Coalitions like the Notches and the Musketeers tried to take him out, but he smarted them out and stayed in his natal territory. In 2012 he teamed up with a young male about the same age who moved in from the Mara North Conservancy, this male was named Romeo 2. Both males then took over the Double Crossing Pride end of 2012 and the Enkonyeni Pride in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy end of 2013. Mohican has had countless fights with other male lions. He and Romeo 2 unsuccessfully tried to take over the Moniko Pride from the legendary OMC Males Olbarnoti & Lolparpit. A battle that lasted over several years. About two years ago Mohican was in a fight with 2 or 3 nomadic males and he sustained a limp he never fully recovered from. Then a year ago he was badly beaten up by 3 of the 5 Rekero Males leaving him with serious injuries. He was written off by the Guides and was not seen for a longer time. But Mohican pulled through! Towards mid of this year he was seen again more frequentely along with Romeo 2, lionesses from their prides and the many youngsters sired by the two Pride Males. Sometime in July or August Mohican was spotted with fresh injuries believed to be the outcome of another battle with Olbarnoti & Lolparpit. Nothing too serious. But in the first half of September Mohican was badly beaten up again by nomadic males. Vets treated him on the 17th of September with a good prognosis he will recover. On the 21st of September he has been chased by two fully grown intruding males but got away after he fell into a hippo pool. Based on the bits & pieces of information it seemed Mohican was going to recover one more time. And now he passed away without signs of new injuries. On the pic below he does not look weak at all. What was the cause of his sudden death? May be he had sustained also inner injuries? Nobody will figure that out I think. Mohican was a strong and very brave Male Lion who took all the beatings during the 4 years being a proud Pride Male and protecting his offspring. I think Mohican never turned tail when he was strong & healthy - that is may be why he only was 9 years old. Rest in peace great boy!  *This image is copyright of its original author
Scar, uhmmm struggling with his limp?... Credits to Onesmus Ole Irungu.
While Scarface was busy passing his genes @ paradise plains(west)...his 3 brothers were 15km further south(Rongai) in what seemed to be a Pride Take-over mission...  *This image is copyright of its original author
Hunter
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Scarface
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