The Tsaro Pride at Duba Plains is doing well and the guides estimate that the pride is left with at least four cubs. It’s hard to tell how many females have given birth as undoubtedly some have lost their litter. With young cubs the pride has split into small groups and lone females have followed the herd predating on abandoned [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lion Prides’
22 Jul
The Maned lioness at Mombo Camp
During the late 1990s through until 2002, a rather peculiar lioness and her pride used the immediate vicinity of Mombo camp in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. ‘Martina’, as she was named, was a huge muscular lioness with a mane resembling that of a four year old male lion (pictured at top). The remainder of the [...]
14 Jul
The Mpogo Males
Lion viewing has also been a highlight this month, with some interesting interaction between the Ximungwe Pride and hyena. The lions killed a kudu and lost their kill to the hyena. One hyena called in the rest of the pack and a total of 9 hyena eventually drove the Ximungwe Pride away from their kill. [...]
