Soon afterwards, the mother became tired and the bored cub listened to the males roaring in the distance. 

The return of the old chiefs! The Mapogo Coalition - or what remains of them - came back to Londolozi this week. They killed a young giraffe and fed on the carcass for about 3 days, sharing with the Sparta Pride as well as the Dudley Riverbank 3:3 Young Male leopard! This was certainly a first for all of us in the sighting, having the 2 big males feeding on one side of us and the leopard crunching away on some bones about 10m away from them. The leopard watched them closely, but they didn't seem to mind sharing! You can spend a lifetime in the bush and it will still surprise you.

The two remaining Mapogo are about 14 and 11 years old, respectively. They are starting to show their age, especially when compared to the Majingalane. They need to be very careful in their territory...
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Mapogo 剩下的2只雄狮1个14一个11岁了，他们在保卫者的地盘需要小心。

The Scar-nosed Majingalane searches for his brothers, roaring early in the afternoon. He would eventually find them over night. This was another one of our lion/leopard sightings, as crouched nearby in a thicket was a rather scared Maxabene 3:2 Young Male. Luckily the lion did not see him.

One of the Majingalane males strolls past some alarming impala, who kept a very close eye on him. The Majingalanes spent a lot of time patrolling their territory around Londolozi this week, not really interested in hunting.

Another unfamiliar face at Londolozi. This male is neither a Majingalane nor a Mapogo, he is one of the 'Kruger Males' who are usually associated with the Southern Pride lionesses. We found him in the south of the property this week, with a young lioness from the pride. They had killed a young waterbuck, but he did not want to share it with her. He carried the carcass away, into the shade.
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这是一只陌生雄狮

The Kruger Male looks up at the leopard, clearly not happy, but not bothered enough to chase after him. Lucky for the Maxabene 3:3 Young Male! 

A Sparta lioness uses a fallen Marula to check out her surroundings.

Of course, whatever mom does, the youngsters have to follow suit! This cub seemed to enjoy the view and actually got left behind for a few minutes while her mom and sister moved on. 

This Majingalane Male was mating with the older (pale) Sparta lioness, and roaring loudly.

The Sparta lioness didn't seem to appreciate his advances, giving him a hard swipe and running away. 

Male Lion Pictures of Londolozi
I thought it would be fun to post some of my recent favourite pictures of the male lions that we are lucky enough to encounter at Londolozi. These, in my opinion, are the beasts that steal the show. They are immensely powerful, volatile and ever so handsome. Every day we venture into the vast wilderness to see if any chapters in the tale of lion warfare have developed overnight. Each picture gives a little snapshot into the brutal lives of a male lion. If ever there examples of how pictures can tell a thousand words, these would be them, or perhaps it should be a picture telling a thousand battles!