Nharu Pride

## Nharhu Males & River Pride (April 27 - 30, 2020):

Video The 3 **Nharhu** males, of about 5-5 and a half years old, have 2 prides right now, the River pride and the **Timbavati** pride. They live in the Timbavati Game Reserve, where they entered few months ago. They already chased males such as **Mbiri** males. They come from the **River/Dundee** pride in the Klaserie(far North of **Timbavati**). Their names or nicknames are **Xitaya** (**Slit Nose**), **Mpohlo** (the oldest male/brother) and **Skorokoro** (the limping one). First video features **Skorokoro** (limping male) mating, Umlani Bushcamp, Timbavati, April 27. Second video from April 30 features the other 2 brothers, first one to appear **Mpohlo** or Oldest Brother, second one to appear **Xitaya** (Slit Nose), Umlani Bushcamp, Timbavati, April 30. First photo of **Skorokoro** April 27 Umlani. Then photos from the **River pride** cubs and some lioness taking some rest at RockFig Safari Lodge, Timbavati, April 29. Last photo **Xitaya** (Slit Nose) in the morning of April 30, Umlani Bushcamp, Timbavati. **Skorokoro** seems to have a dislocated hip or something similar, but according to people from there he was healing by himself and he was doing pretty good. They believe he's gonna be recovered in some time.

## June 28, 2020:

Video The morning of June 28, the Mbiri males **Shaka** and **Scar** entered **Nharhu** males territory at Kings Camp Lodge, **Timbavati**. They roared, and 2 of 3 **Nharhu** males **Mpohlo** and **Xitaya**, answered to them. Then a fight (physical this time) started according to rangers and the noise of lion's roars (It is also believed that they could have fought the night before as well). **Mbiri** male **Scar**, the older, was limping on one of his back legs, but didn't seem nothing serious. As you can see in the video, the 2 **Nharhu** males are chasing away the 2 **Mbiris** out of their territory (**Shaka** leading, **Scar** second due to the limping he was going a little slower than the others, you can notice how **Shaka** waits for him and stops, in case the **Nharhu** males get just too close). According to Kings Camp Lodge, the **Nharhu** males gave up once the **Mbiri** Boys entered their territory again. This was on the morning of June 28, at Kings Camp Lodge, Timbavati. All lions escaped safe, unless **Mbiri** **Scar** who was limping but was nothing serious at all. The 3rd **Nharhu** male, **Skorokoro**, was with the River pride at that time.

## August 4, 2020:

Video 2 of 3 **Nharhu** males, **Xitaya** and **Mpohlo**, on a morning patrol and looking really good at RockFig Safari Lodge, Central Timbavati, posted August 4. **Skorokoro** was with the **River pride** as usual.

## Nharhu Males & River pride (August 16, 2020)

Video The **Nharhu** males and the **River pride** were seen resting at another part of the sector of Tanda Tula Safari Camp, Northern Timbavati, posted August 16, but this is probably from 2 days before. Although in the video only appears one of the **Nharhu** males (**Xitaya**) and one lioness, the rest of the pride and the other 2 **Nharhu** males were laying right back **Xitaya**, hidden into the bushes. Despite the recent lost of 5 of their 6 cubs (don't know exactly what happened to them, and I don't know If someone does), the pride and the remaining cub seem to be doing well. The **Mbiri's/Mayambula's** and the **Nharhu's/River pride's** fight for territory seems that it's not over yet.

## Nharhu Male & River pride (September 21, 2020)

Video 1/3 **Nharhu** males, **Skorokoro**, looking really good and big (he's still limping, but not much), with some of the **River pride** females, at Umlani Bush Camp, Northern and Middle Timbavati, September 21.

## Nharhu Males (November 13-14, 2020)

Video 3/3 **Nharhu** males **Xitaya**, **Mpohlo** and **Skorokoro** feasting on a buffalo (they chased **Sumatra** male and **Hercules** male from the kill) and last clip of one of the **Nharhu** males roaring at RockFig Safari Lodge, Timbavati, from between November 13-14.
a little update on Mbiri males and Sumatra and Hercules males ñ, since the Mbiri have displaced and chased them from their territory (from a Kruger based pride, **Skorro** pride). Looks like **Mbiri** males battle mode never stops wherever they go.

## \*Death of Mpholo\* (May 14, 2021):

Video of 1/2 remaining **Nharhu** males, **Xitaya**, scent marking and patrolling his territory at Rock Fig Safari Lodge, Timbavati, May 14. After the sad loss of **Mpohlo** probably by a severe case of TB, the 2 remaining males are still going strong. Being now the big **Skorokoro** (limping male) the dominant one (info by Rock Fig Safari Lodge) and **Xitaya** looking as impressive as ever they should be able to keep going alongside the **River pride**! Their better chances are to stick together most of the time.