Repost: Noor M Abdu
WARNING SENSITIVE CONTEN
August 4, 2024
Altercation last night/early morning between Mhangeni Pride & Kambula Pride leaves 1 cub dead & 2 older cubs missing
I just received some very sad news from a ranger at Londolozi. Seems there was an altercation between Kambulas & Mhangenis. It is believed that the dead cub is a Kambula cub (possibly 1 of K8's 3 cubs who were born July 2023 as the size of the cub looks about a year old) however, we mustn't forget Mhangeni cub #10 who was born August 2023. I have sent pics to someone who will hopefully be able to ID the cub
Information I received from the ranger who gave me permission to share.
"I have some sad news. The Kambulas and Mhangenis had a fight last night/this morning and what looks like one of the younger Kambula female cubs was killed. Two older cubs still missing from Kambula and not sure about anything from the Mhangeni Pride.
I know Mhangeni were running east onto Londoz last night trying to get away from Thumbela.
This morning the Kambulas were found split in two groups and tracks show that lionesses had been running in the area. The cub badly injured not unlikely to survive.
The Mhangenis were not found so unsure of whether it was them or the Tumbela Male who killed the cub. But this afternoon I just found the last remains of a wildebeest carcass not too far from where the cub was found. Apparently the Mhangenis were running from him last night.
So I presume the sound at the carcass drew the lions in and ended up in an altercation either with the Tumbela male or the Mhangenis.
Definitely not Ntsevu, it’s too far west for Ntsevu. The furthest we have seen the Ntsevu is in line with our camps and this was about 5-6km southwest of our camps.
If it isn’t Kambula then it will be Mhangeni. I am almost 100% sure this is a Kambula cub. It looked to be about a year old, and it’s not mange that is dirt from either feeding or the altercation. I couldn’t see any testes so I assumed female but didn’t look too hard."
He will be asking around for me to try and find the Mhangeni Pride as well as Tumbela. At that time we will have a clearer understanding which cub it is, Kambula or Mhangeni
轉寄:Noor M Abdu
警告敏感內容
2024 年 8 月 4 日昨晚/清晨,Mhangeni Pride 和 Kambula Pride 發生爭執,造成 1 隻幼崽死亡,2 隻年長幼崽失踪 我剛從隆多洛齊的一名護林員那裡收到了一些非常難過的消息。坎布拉和曼海尼之間似乎發生了爭執。據信,死去的幼崽是坎布拉幼崽(可能是2023 年7 月出生的K8 3 隻幼崽中的一隻,因為幼崽的大小看起來大約一歲)但是,我們不能忘記8 月出生的Mhangeni 幼崽#10 2023. 我已將照片發送給某人,希望能夠識別這隻幼崽的身份
我從允許我分享的護林員那裡收到的訊息。
「我有一些悲傷的消息。坎布拉和曼海尼昨晚/今天早上打了一架,看起來一隻年輕的坎布拉雌性幼崽被殺了。兩隻年長的幼崽仍然在坎布拉失踪,不確定曼海尼獅群的情況。我知道曼海尼昨晚向東跑到隆多斯試圖逃離圖大。 今天早上,坎布拉被發現分成兩組,足跡顯示母獅曾在該地區奔跑。這隻幼崽受了重傷,存活的可能性不大。
曼海尼人並沒有那麼不確定到底是他們自己還是圖大雄獅殺死了這隻幼崽。但今天下午,我剛剛在距離發現幼崽的地方不遠的地方發現了最後一具角馬屍體的遺骸。顯然,曼海尼獅群昨晚正在逃離他。因此,我推測屍體上的聲音吸引了獅子,並最終與圖大雄獅或曼海尼獅發生了爭執。
絕對不是Ntsevu,對Ntsevu來說太西了。我們所看到的最遠的 Ntsevu 河與我們的營地一致,位於我們營地西南約 5-6 公里處。
如果不是坎布拉,那就是曼海尼。我幾乎 100% 確定這是一隻坎布拉幼崽。它看起來大約一歲了,而且不是吃東西或爭吵造成的污垢,而是疥瘡。我看不到任何睾丸,所以我假設是女性,但沒有仔細看。
他會四處詢問我,試圖找到曼海尼獅群組織和圖大雄師。到時候我們會更清楚知道它是哪隻幼崽,坎布拉還是曼吉尼
from Joanne Stewart 2024.08.04 晚上11點34分