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The Mighty Mapogos
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Mapogos Hunted Down a Rhino
News from the bush at Savanna Lodge October 20, 2008 Summer has arrived and the days are hot with sporadic cooler periods. October is usually the month when the first rains arrive, hence everybody is waiting in anticipation for some much needed rain. The bush is exceptionally dry, drier than it has ever been this time of the year. The guests have been very privileged as four lions of the Mapogo Pride have been visiting the area on a regular basis. In the middle of the month, the Mapogo killed a young male rhino which is a very unusual occurrence, as lions very seldom take on rhino, however when you have a group of six males like this one, the events are unpredictable. These male lions have been competing for the attention of the Ximungwe female who has brought herself into oestrous yet again. She has been mating with these male lions for the past six months and has still not fallen pregnant. This is a good indication that lionesses can regulate their own ovulation. It appears as if this adult female is waiting for the other young female members of the Ximungwe pride to be old enough to breed and conceive before she falls pregnant. This will ensure that the cubs are all born approximately at the same time and will grow up being the same size and age. These sightings have been viewed at: Savanna Lodge https://lionprides.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/news-from-the-bush-at-savanna-lodge/ |
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