Of late i haven't really heard or seen any really large lion prides, biggest i saw since visiting knp was 17(incl cubs and 3 males) on the s36 near Ngwayeni water hole in 2008.
Since then nothing to write home about.
Large Lion Prides
Large Lion Prides
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Re: Large Lion Prides
A few months ago, there was a program on one of the Sky nature channels about a massive lion pride in the N'wanetsi & nearby concession area.joekin wrote:Of late i haven't really heard or seen any really large lion prides, biggest i saw since visiting knp was 17(incl cubs and 3 males) on the s36 near Ngwayeni water hole in 2008.
Since then nothing to write home about
If I remember correctly, there are about 30 individuals of various ages and sexes in this pride.
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Re: Large Lion Prides
Agreed, Joburg!
Haven't seen a big pride for a decade...
But it seems we have bad luck!
Haven't seen a big pride for a decade...
But it seems we have bad luck!
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Re: Large Lion Prides
Found a pride in April last year of 18 at the S90/H1-4 junction excluding the 2 males who were 3km up the road
Re: Large Lion Prides
DecentBushcraft wrote:Found a pride in April last year of 18 at the S90/H1-4 junction excluding the 2 males who were 3km up the road
But what ever happened to the 30+ prides??
Is the singita (man eater) pride still as big as it was?
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Re: Large Lion Prides
I would imagine that a huge lion pride is not an optimal size for survival.
This program on the N'wanetsi pride showed them having to hunt on a daily basis. Sometimes twice a night!
A zebra was polished off in a matter of hours with so many hungry lions.
I would imagine that in hard times, when game/prey is sparse, a pride of 30 will have a high mortality rate.
This program on the N'wanetsi pride showed them having to hunt on a daily basis. Sometimes twice a night!
A zebra was polished off in a matter of hours with so many hungry lions.
I would imagine that in hard times, when game/prey is sparse, a pride of 30 will have a high mortality rate.
Re: Large Lion Prides
At the height of the civil war in Mozambique there were a few prides in the Sweni area (adjacent to and within the subsequently named after the grandiose-over-ostentatious Singita concession pride) that picked off many an unwary human being.
In the book "Nightstalk" by Bruce Aitken which was written prior to the building of the ostentatious Singita lodge the author describes the large pride of at times up to 32 (? will confirm) lions he tracked.
The number varied widely depending on game densities, etc.
In the book "Nightstalk" by Bruce Aitken which was written prior to the building of the ostentatious Singita lodge the author describes the large pride of at times up to 32 (? will confirm) lions he tracked.
The number varied widely depending on game densities, etc.