The lion sightings and fascinating pride dynamics at Duba Plains are still incredible! The Tsaro Pride appears to have regrouped as before. They have been seen together in most of the sightings, consisting of nine adult females, one sub-adult lioness and the Skimmer Male. Regardless of the regrouping, there is still that typical inter-lioness aggression [...]
Posts Tagged ‘duba plains camp’
23 Sep
Lions take down a Croc – Duba Plains the land of the Unexpected
Essentially Lions eat whatever they can overpower and a remarkable number of prey species have been recorded for them, ranging from small rodents to sub-adult elephant. They are very opportunistic, however at Duba Plains the two resident prides, the Tsaro Pride and the Skimmer Pride, prey almost entirely on buffalo with some seasonal predation on [...]
23 Sep
The End of an Era – the death of the remaining Duba Boy
Sadly the second Duba Boy died on the 28th July 2008. This incident follows on the passing of the other Duba Boy on 28th of January 2008. Since the death of the first Duba Boy, the remaining lion in this fearsome duo has struggled. He could not stay with the Tsaro Pride any longer since [...]
7 Aug
The Legend continues at Duba
Junior, the son of one of the Duba boys, has come of age and is getting some action in the area. It has been interesting to watch Junior grow and mature and there have been some exciting changes and male interactions in the concession. Junior, however, seems to be very unpredictable and is standing his [...]
17 Jul
The Lion & Crocodile encounter
The Duba lions seem to still be major highlights of the sightings here. The Skimmer Pride that has disappeared for almost a year was seen for the first time in mid-May again, the pride now comprising three adult females, and an additional five cubs of different ages – three of them around four months old. [...]
17 Jul
Tsaro Pride dominating their territory
For the most part the Tsaro Pride still remains the one dominating our lion sightings at Duba Plains. The individuals comprising this pride still number nine adult females, a single adult male (the remaining Duba Boy), one sub-adult male (Junior) and a young female. There have been many social changes within the pride. We have [...]
17 Jul
The Fallen Duba boy
With sorrow and sadness, we would like to announce the death of one of the legendary ‘Duba Boys‘. He died after a long sickness that was caused by an attack from the elegant male from the neighboring territory – the ‘Skimmer Male‘. This happened at the end of the first week of November 2007. The [...]
17 Jul
The Ageing Duba Boys
As usual, the Tsaro Pride has continued to provide the majority of the lion sightings this month. They still consist of nine adult females, a juvenile female cub and the sub-adult male (‘Junior’). The poor breeding success rate continues with about 8 cubs killed in the last two to three months. ‘Silver Eye‘, the lioness [...]
17 Jul
The Duba boys & their Pride
The two Duba Boys, estimated at just over 16 years, are still doing very well at the moment. One of them has been seen limping quite badly and there was a period of a week this month when he was not seen at all; apparently this is an old injury from few years ago caused [...]
15 Jul
Growing Up by Lion around
The buffalo herd is still in good condition despite the dryness of the grass. In August, as a result of the buffalo herd spending most of the time in our prime game drive this month, the interaction between the Tsaro Pride and the buffalo herd seemed to have dominated most sightings. We have also been [...]
