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The Mighty Mapogos
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The Fight Between the Sons of Old Rivals
Mapogos Sons (Othawa Boys) vs Blondie's Sons (Nkhuma males) September turned out to be a great month for lion viewing. The two young Nkuhuma males are having a really tough time. Firstly they got chased around by the Majingilane males and then they had a fight with the two Ottawa brothers. The Nkuhuma males decided not to accept the young male (that was seen with them last month) into their coalition and they are yet again moving around alone. The Ottawa brothers are exploring more and more, going further east every time. They are also now looking for females and an own territory, as they are still maturing. BB and the 4 youngsters of the Tsalala pride are still avoiding the Majingilane males. They are all still very healthy and fit and are now strong enough to take down a buffalo every now and again. But with all this happiness comes a sad end. The two other Tsalala females brought their 8 cubs into our area a few days before the end of September. The four smallest cubs are believed to be 3 months old. Tragedy struck when the two females went after a breeding herd of an estimated 1000 buffaloes. Two cubs got trampled by the herd but the other six were luckily not harmed. It was heart breaking to see the lionesses return from their successful hunt, only to find two of their cubs killed. These two members of the Big 5 will always remain one another’s biggest enemies. Wednesday, 21 September 2011 (30 °C) Two Kuhuma pride loins walking north along Bushcamp East after fighting with the two Ottawa pride lions A breeding herd of elephants feeding on Saseka A breeding herd of buffaloes sleeping on Leopard Drift Wild dogs moving north east along Tsololo Road Two Nkuhuma pride male lions sleeping on Bushcamp East http://www.elephantplains.co.za/big-5-blog/2011/10/rangers-report-september-2011/ |
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