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(08-15-2020, 06:51 PM)Hairy tummy Wrote: Where does his age of 15 come from then? Some say 13,some 14..and some 15 ha ha
Rangers from western sector said that he was 15, which is impossible and incorrect..
We discuss this already here..
I agree
Although I'm not Ranger, I think the pictures that I've posted above are correct with the Whiskers ID and the pictures year
After all, Matimba weren't too old as the people have been thinking for some time ago...
But if somebody show any proof they call him "hater"
One of the Northern Matimba/Phelwane males "white face" around April/May 2009.
He doesn't look like a young male of 4 years old without a doubt!
Image credits to: Fragas
Judge for yourself, This is the absolutely truth
The Last remaining Matimba male!
What a legend... The Othawa pride and the Matimba male feast on a giraffe in the sand river, as the full moon rises behind them. Credit:- Nic Andrew
(08-17-2020, 08:05 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: The Last remaining Matimba male!
What a legend... The Othawa pride and the Matimba male feast on a giraffe in the sand river, as the full moon rises behind them. Credit:- Nic Andrew
*This image is copyright of its original author
For his age, HB is looking really good, he has seen more than his fair share of troubles, and still going strong, such a success story!
(08-17-2020, 08:05 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: The Last remaining Matimba male!
What a legend... The Othawa pride and the Matimba male feast on a giraffe in the sand river, as the full moon rises behind them. Credit:- Nic Andrew
*This image is copyright of its original author
For his age, HB is looking really good, he has seen more than his fair share of troubles, and still going strong, such a success story!
I agree with you my friend.
Hairy Belly look in incredible condition at his age!
One of the dominant male lions from the Matimba coalition graced us with his presence a couple days ago, he in fact picked up on the scent of the two young male leopards, Xivambalana and Wabayiza, who were in a territorial dispute before the Styx pride managed to maul the young male leopard. This extremely large male lion manage to sneak up on the leopards before they noticed him and moved off - the lion soon lost interest. After spending so time with him we got audio close by of the lion and leopard interaction between the Styx and Wabayiza - the leopards ran away from one lion and straight into the claws of another. The Styx pride were extremely vocal, roaring after they had fiercely mauled the leopard. To our amazement, the large Matimba male heard these roars and surprisingly turned the other way and with great speed he headed back up north into Vuyatela. He probably did not recognize the roars and without his brothers felt vulnerable, knowing that a couple of years ago at the exact same area, him and his brothers had a fierce confrontation with the mighty Majingilane.
Image credits:Liam Rainier
The big males have been busy this week and we have had a few descent sightings of them. The week started off where it left off last week, with the two dark maned males moving off with the Koppies females from S6 pan. The females moved and the males followed, with no attempt to hide their presence. They started roaring and the Koppies girls followed suit. We then had a few sightings of single Matimba’s, one at Main dam wall with one of the Mbiri females and another at Vulture Pan Road. Towards the end of the week, we found three Matimba’s on a Giraffe kill with the Mbiri pride close to Zebra pan. The two young males were present and these two young males are the oldest of the Matimba cubs. Their relation with their fathers seems to be heading towards the inevitable pushing out stage. The males are starting to show more and more aggression and they are tolerating their cubs less and less. They spent three days on the kill with the Mbiri pride.
