During the past month the Machaton pride was seen frequently around Kings Camp.
A few killings were witnessed and they were seen feeding on Buffalo twice. The two
cubs are doing well however experienced a tough week when they were left alone close to the camp for nearly 7 days! Their mother left them behind to join the pride and the “Timbavati boys” for a long distance hunt. Reports came in of sightings of the adults over 10 km away from the cubs. Quite extraordinary to witness the ability of the youngsters to survive without food and milk for such a long time! The mother has collected them in the mean time and they were rewarded with a good drink!
The Schobele Pride spent most of the month separated from each other. Frequent sightings were witnessed of 3 of the 4 sub-adults around the Makulu dam area.
This grouping, consisting of two brothers and one female cousin survive by hunting mostly impalas and bushbuck and for the three of them it is sufficient as there are not many mouths to feed. The adult female and the third brother were seen a few times up in the extreme Northern parts of the camps’ traversing area and it seems like the female is in estrus and being courted by one of the Mahlatini males.
These Sightings have been viewed at Kings Camp
