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The Mighty Mapogos
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Mr T in Elephant Plains 2010
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Mapogo coalition –The end of an era: The world famous coalition of 6 males has fallen.
By Inyati  *This image is copyright of its original author These six males are also known as the Eyrefield Males originated from the Eyrefield Pride (also known as the Sparta Pride). After leaving their pride in 2005 they moved deep into the Sabi sand challenging few males taking over their territories. These males began to ruled with an iron fist. In their quest to dominate this area, the Sabi sand Reserve lost approximately 150 lions which included lots of cubs, females and adult males of which many they killed and eaten. They were named Mapogo after a security company that utilizes rather harsh methods in dealing with offenders. Once they had established themselves, the coalition split and two took over the north-eastern sector, whilst the other four settle over the central and Western sector of Sabi Sand game reserve. They lived many happy years like that, things begun to change dramatically when five new young males moved into eastern corner of the territory where the two( Kinky tail and Mr. T) of Mapogos were occupy. On afternoon June 8th 2010 the two mapogos killed one of the new lion group late known as Majingilane males. And later that night one of the Mapogo, kinky tailed was killed and eaten by the remaining four males of majingelane, in deadly attempt Mr. T failed to rescue his brother and had to run for his life. Upon joining his four brothers in the western sector they set off to face the Majingilane males and that resulted in one male killed and one badly injured. Now they were down to four and few month later one other male disappeared. They trio lived happily in the western sector avoiding majngelane in the eastern sector of the reserve that was until couple of month ago when a group of four males entered mapogo’s territory. The first battle on the morning morning of 23rd February 2012 resulted on a draw; both coalitions eventually moved in different direction, one Mapogo came out severely beaten after an encounter with the 4 Selati males. The second and last battle that mark the end of mighty Mapogo coalition happen on the morning 16th march 2012, two groups met near our western boundary, Upon confrontation the two Mapogos ran , Mr. T got surrounded brutally and mauled to death. This male was brave warrior; He died as he lived, a true fighter till the end. I fell privileged to have spent over 8 years of my life with these awesome animals. These are magnificent lions that will forever hold a special place in not only my heart, but the hearts of all that set eyes upon them and those that have followed their lives through the eyes of others.  *This image is copyright of its original author Looking back at the beginning when I first got to know him, Mr. T was never just an ordinary lion, he was full of character, complex and often got completely misunderstood by human race, forgetting that he was a lion being a lion. I will always cherish the time I spent with him and the little I learnt from him about lion world.  *This image is copyright of its original author The brave elderly lion put up a good fight but eventually the Four Selati males over powers him.  *This image is copyright of its original author The remaining two Mapogos have run far-east of the reserve and the Selati Males have finally taken over the Mopogo’s territory. We spent one of our morning with the and while following these proud males as they went to explore Inyati Tree tops (our conference centre), try to cross the river and we were also privileged to witness them hunting buffalo from the start to finish.  *This image is copyright of its original author
there was a video of one of the Mapogo getting killed by rival males, wasnt that Mr.T?
 (01-01-2017, 09:02 PM)HouseOfLions Wrote:(01-01-2017, 08:43 PM)brotherbear Wrote: I will leave this matter in the hands of Majingilane and Ngala; but your argument remains totally ridiculous considering that you are all lion enthusiasts. Lions are natural-born warriors. They "live and die by the sword." Over the years, some coalitions got more airplay than others. There were good reasons, but that doesn't mean they were different from other coalitions. May seem to be that way, but those in the know have a different opinion. What we saw could have been a result of the size of some coalitions. Those who go unchallenged for a prolonged period of time can develop behavior not seen before. It's not unique, that is. Not in social animals. For analogy, read the newspapers. Humans. Also mammals. By the way. I heard a rumour about moderators and preference. This thread, they said. I would agree on humans and preference. They're good friends everywhere. But preference isn't a bad thing per se. If you use it in a productive way, I mean. This is admittedly not easy. Takes a lot of time. Not saying our mods graduated in this department, but they most definitely know quite a bit about it. I also know that those who started the best-viewed lion threads are interested in wild lions. All lions. Brotherbear is a moderator. His department is bears, but he also reads many threads in which other animals feature. When he heard about the animosity in the lion department, he decided to visit the Mapogo thread. He didn't talk to Majingilane, but read a number of pages. And decided for a few posts. I completely agree with the message he left. Meaning I also don't like posters going for mods right away. Also meaning I read a lot. As co-owner, you have to. This thread is a good one. I don't mind a bit of animosity every now and then, but I prefer members who focus on facts. Not something else. It is, after all, about animals. Not us. Facts tell you about reality and reality is ten times more interesting than anything else. Knowledge is a result of cooperation, not animosity. WildFact is about the natural world. It is about good information, that is. Observations. Facts. After some time, a thread will offer those interested a room with a view. In a way, a good thread is close to a book. Beats social media, glossies and all the rest of it. But you got to contribute. If you think there's something that needs to be discussed, you don't start with accusations and disqualifications. The reason is it often results in animosity and a bad climate. Bad for information and bad for business. For that reason, you contact the mod responsable. If the problem isn't solved, you contact another. If still undecided, you ask permission to start a thread to discuss the issue in public. Fursan Syed also started with animosity. He now is posting good info. All clear?
Wildfact is becomming the largest site for mapogo info. Its best for new visitors. They dont have to dig deep in blogs and talk to experts. They could find everything about mapogos on this thread. Pics, videos, articles , reports. Congrats wildfact team for this
Kinky Tail , Pretty Boy and Dreadlocks in back and Mr T in Front .
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Kinky Tail after a battle with his beloved brother Mr. T over mating rights. Kinky Tail and Mr. T did have their disagreements, but nothing could shatter the lovely bond they shared. They loved hard and fought hard! True warriors and brothers in blood.
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Makhulu in Prime
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Makhulu Mapogo ... 1998-2013
Leader of the legendary Mapogo Coalition Big Mak as he is referred to, was the leader of the pride during their time. Mak is said to be unrelated to his other 5 brothers. The story is that the Eyrefield/Sparta pride lost a male sub adult around May/June 2000. In July 2000, this male of about the same age, which believed to be Makhulu joined the pride. Though not readily accepted by the females, the West Street Males, who were the resident males, tolerated him as he was no threat to their dominance due to his young age. He was considered an outcast during his stay, but he became one of the boldest and most valued hunters by helping to keep the pride fed when the West Street males became too old. Though he is well known as Makhulu, Londolozi refers to him as "Ngalalalekha”. Ngala means lion so does lalekha mean “old, older, oldest”? Another name for him is "Ngalagalega" said to mean "The Lonely Lion" -- as he used to spend more time with their eventual prides rather than patrol with his brothers. One story about Mak that sticks out in our minds is when he stared down the wall of elephants which after about 5 minutes of standing their ground finally gave way to the lone male and moved off. After losing their west, which was their last domain of ownership, to the Selati's early in 2012, he, together with the remaining other Mapogo, Pretty Boy lives a nomadic life in the reserve. They spend mostly on the south.  *This image is copyright of its original author http://speedydeletion.wikia.com/wiki/Makhulu_Mapogo
November 2009
Deleted Mala Mala Report about Mr T and Kinky Tail 2 Mlowathi Males (8 years): (16 sightings) The brothers spent much of their time with the two separated Styx females, they moved between northern side Campbell Koppies and Mlowathi dam. At the beginning of the month they were both found with the Marthly pride at Matumi rocks and during the month the kinky tailed male was with the Marthly pride when they attacked and killed a young hippo calf at Mlowathi dam. Another incredible sighting of these two males was when they came across the large herd of buffalo drinking at west street bridge in the early afternoon. Show their disregard for life and utter dominance of the area the two males stalked and attacked the herd mid afternoon. The mohawk male as always in matters of blood led the way, he ran in on the herd in the reeds several times. The herd finally broke from cover and ran out across the sand banks trying to get to the harder ground on the eastern bank, as the herd stampeded the mohawk male was seen amongst the dust and churning hooves chasing after a calf, he brought down the calf and started suffocating it. The mother of the calf turned to try and protect her young but she obviously hadn’t encountered the Mohawk male before. In a stunning leap of power and strength he leapt off the calf and onto the back of the mother who came crashing to the ground with the impact of the collision. Fortunately for mother and calf there were enough buffalo bulls in the area and they turned on the lion who wisely released his prey. During the whole ordeal the kinky tailed male slept only to wake when he saw his brother emerge from the dust storm with out lunch.  *This image is copyright of its original author
(01-04-2017, 05:20 PM)fursan syed Wrote: Makhulu Mapogo ... 1998-2013 Part of this is also in post #137. (01-04-2017, 09:15 PM)Georgel Wrote:(01-04-2017, 05:20 PM)fursan syed Wrote: Makhulu Mapogo ... 1998-2013 @ |
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