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The old Skybeds in Manyeleti 2007-10. Images by Greg Mcall-Peat. First five shots are the number 1 boss (first shot is the earliest), last 4 are the number 2.

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@Herekitty :
 
One male you described seems particular to me because of its eyes. Very bright yellows eyes. Fascinating to see how expressive the lions can be. Its eyes give him a hangdog look, or perhaps something of sly, sneaky, look. I don't believe we can caracterise an animal's temperament through its look, but it's can be disturbing.

I wanted to reproduce here, below, a picture of the lion which we were talking about, but the picture is divided by a tools line... It is at the #148 post. I understand your photos are protected, and I finally would say they are beautifully expressive.
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Couple of Skybed males at Orpen, August 2014. Images by Sheila's Africa.

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Hey Spalea, this is the same guy you describe in the photos below.

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Another shot from Christopher Brooke near Bobbejankrans, 2016

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Two old Skybed males, the blonde boss and his number 3 (whom you don't see much of), each with a female on the H7 near Orpen in 2012. Images by sharifa.

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Saw this boy (Skybed male) in January 2013 close to Orpen - Image by Sheila's Africa.


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Skybed Scar by Friedrich Von Horsten, 2016. I always relax and have breakfast at Bobbejaankrans unfenced lookout on the Timbavati river. This was 60m from the little bench we always sit on...

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The river was in flood, so they had to cross the bridge... where we parked to wait for them. Amazing how a cat can look through you, past you, but seldom AT you...

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In 2014 the Godfather old Skybed male was spotted by Johan Smalman at Shindzela.

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This is the third and least photgraphed of the old Skybeds. He is characterised by his lighter colouring, and nick in his left ear. First image at Ngala by Patrick Truscott, August 2006.

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Mark Gibson at Ngala, Nov.2007

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Michel Guillet at Ngala, Sep.2008

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Image by Greg McCall-Peat - you can see the same ear as the guy in the first shot.

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Image by Sharifa near Orpen, 2012

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Image from unknown source (apologies to the photographer).

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(03-11-2021, 06:05 AM)Herekitty Wrote: This is the third and least photgraphed of the old Skybeds. He is characterised by his lighter colouring. First image at Ngala by Patrick Truscott, August 2006.

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Next images by Mark Gibson at Ngala, Nov.2007

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Image by Michel Guillet at Ngala, Sep.2008

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Image by Sharifa near Orpen, 2012

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Image from unknown source lifted from Baidu.com (apologies to the photographer).

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I think that male sired majority of Matimbas, very similar to S.Matimbas,Shaka and WhiteFace..
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Two Skybed sons. Talamati males.
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Jan Schlebusch.
Fu Manchu
Veon Kuhn.
Stefan Kohrs.

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One of the impressive Skybed males in their heydays


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The distinctively sad faced Skybed near the S39 in 2014. Image by David Lotz
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Talamati males. Sons of Skybeds, fighting over a girl. Credit: Laura Roux

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A recent sighting of the Skybed sons near Orpen in Kruger National Park
Photo credits: Johan Heyneke

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More pics of the Skybed sons this week at Orpen in Kruger National Park
Photo credits: Johan Heyneke

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