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Rangers Report August 2012 - Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve
Selati Coalition  *This image is copyright of its original author "The boys are learning all about life as the dominant force in the Western Sabi Sand! Their emergence and coming of age has thoroughly entertained our guests this month. Most of this has happened in close proximity to Leopard Hills. So what goes through the mind of a Coalition member as winter draws to a close? Look for lionesses in oestrus : Fight with brothers over a receptive lioness : Mate with lioness : Get a slap in the face from a lioness!"  *This image is copyright of its original author "Realise that belly is empty and make buddies with brothers again : Go look for buffalo with brothers! : Catch buffalo together then fight over buffalo with brothers!"  *This image is copyright of its original author "Lie next to buffalo carcass with full belly and chase off hyaenas and vultures. Realise this is a futile exercise and leave skin and bones for scavengers."  *This image is copyright of its original author August video of the Selati Coalition 0:00 - after a fight with his brothers, a limping Selati #2 goes for "his" prize and mates with a Ximhungwe lioness 1:39 - 1/4 Selatis hungry and feeding on a buffalo carcass 2:01 - 3/4 Selatis feeding on a buffalo carcass at night 2:46 - vultures approach the carcass and get chased by Selati male 3:18 - scavengers get their chance 4:07 - Selati #3 feeding on stolen kudu kill from an leopard
#390 - September 2012
battle scarred Selati #2 after a fight with his brothers, likely for mating rights  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati #2 showing whos boss for his little brother #4  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati #3  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati #1 - #2 - #3  *This image is copyright of its original author roaring Selati #4  *This image is copyright of its original author By Adam Riley
The two last Selati males (#1 & #4) back in late 2014
 *This image is copyright of its original author by Gina DiGennaro Williams
The two Talamati males, sons of the Selatis, back in early 2020  *This image is copyright of its original author by Pavel Hykyš
 (08-23-2024, 12:07 AM)Ngonya Wrote: The two last Selati males (#1 & #4) back in late 2014 I'd begun to wonder if you were starting to neglect these boys. 
Selati males #1 and #2 crossing the river back in 2012
Selati #2 before his injury "The lions hissed when they crossed water"  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati #1  *This image is copyright of its original author by Jaine SL
The Talamati young male during February 2020
he was becoming a really impressive lion just like his fathers. A shame they vanished  (09-05-2024, 04:05 AM)Ngonya Wrote: The Talamati young male during February 2020 He was looking beautiful. It is just strange how they disappeared. They were four young male lions. There was 2 Talamatie young male lions and two southern male lions their cousins. One was said to be by the Charleston male lions and one from the four ways, but maybe it wasn’t a son of the four ways but of the Toulon male lions. It is strange how they disappeared.  (09-05-2024, 04:05 AM)Ngonya Wrote: The Talamati young male during February 2020 Just as we after 5 yrs of nothing found out that Mhangeni and Talamati survived and where territorial in Kruger, south of Pretoriuskop, same scenario might played out with these guys, as they were last seen at Pretoriuskop. (09-05-2024, 05:27 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Just as we after 5 yrs of nothing found out that Mhangeni and Talamati survived and where territorial in Kruger, south of Pretoriuskop, same scenario might played out with these guys, as they were last seen at Pretoriuskop.I really hope thats the case and we can see them sooner or later, would be great. They would be around 9-10 at this point, being 4+ years without a single sighting it gets harder to believe. But Mhangeni has proven we shouldnt count out lions in Kruger, especially in areas like those.
TBT with the other Selati's son
The Ximhungwe young male during December 2014 - January 2015 at Leopard Hills  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author He was seen with his sisters in Tintswalo around 2017. The girls made it back into Sabi Sand and one remains alive carrying the Ximhungwe's pride legacy. Unfortunately the young male never showed up again and vanished just like his younger brothers would later do.
The Ximhungwe youngsters at Leopard Hills around January 2016
 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author The remaining sibling, now the Queen and last of her bloodline: Lady Ximhungwe  *This image is copyright of its original author
January 2014
Selati male #3 with fresh battle scars after a run in with the Tsalala and Sparta males, which resulted on the death of the young Sparta male (Cleo).  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author by Reed Miller
Selati males at Nkorho - June 10, 2014
At that time, both remaining Selati brothers had lost a bunch of their manes due to the stress of the nomadic life after the death of their brother and ousted by Majingilane Selati #1  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Broken Tooth, #1  *This image is copyright of its original author #4 - #1  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author by Jaces Bornman
October 2012
Selati #2 & #3  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati #2  *This image is copyright of its original author Selati #1  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author by Jaime Steffen Lutz
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