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THE KUHUMA PRIDE STORY FROM NOVEMBER 2007 TO JANUARY 12TH, 2008
This is my Season Greetings gift to all WE members also meant as a special thank you to Graham and Emily and all our WETeam past and present, my welcome present to Miss Mia Choe Wallington, and my welcome present to Lieschen.
Everyday brings its load of happiness and sadness, some more than others. December 10th is one of these days. While Pieter Pretorius celebrates his Birthday with Lieschen this year, WE and we are happy for him and with him.
But last year, WE and we were not in the same mood. It's on the morning drive with Rexon that Pieter confirmed the death of Blondie, the beautiful and mighty Lion king of the Kuhuma pride, role that he shared with his brother, Dozie.
Let me open the treasure chest where I keep my videos. Let's see what I can find ,,, Yes, that's an idea! ... an idea I'll follow and ... OK, let's embark on a WEmemory journey with the Kuhuma pride. By listening carefully you will also learn a lot of things about lions.
For the benefit of WE new viewers and our own pleasure, I'll review here the story of the Kuhuma pride from November 2007 to January 12th, 2008.
Let's start with the afternoon drive of November 8th, 2007, with Rexon. Our Honeymooners are Blondie and a Styx pride female. Enjoy the behaviour of this mating pair. And listen carefully, Rexon gives a lot of important informations, not only on lions' mating behaviour.
Sunset drive 110807-6
Lion Honeymooners, part 1.
In this segment, Rexon talks about the Mapogos, a coallition of lion males that will become very important in our WildEarth viewers' life one month later.
Sunset drive 110807-7
Lion Honeymooners, part 2.
Sunset drive 110807-8
Lion Honeymooners, part 3.
Rexon talks about the Manyeleti male who was a male able to fight 2 other males at the same time and also of Sandy Patch female. He also tells about the name Kuhuma, which means "coming out" and about the time the Kuhuma pride came from the North (Manyeleti)
Sunset drive 110807-9
Lion Honeymooners, part 4.
Sunset drive 110807-10
Lion Honeymooners, part 5.
In this segment, Rexon says that this female is from the Styx pride.
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On the afternoon of November 18th, 2007, Pieter is coming back from his leave and a lot of animals are there to greet him. Rob is on camera. Here, I give you the Kuhuma males videos.
Sunset drive 111807-8
Leaving elephants and buffalos ... the surprise is the Kuhuma pride males sleeping the afternoon away. (Around 6:33, we are looking at Blondie.)
Sunset drive 111807-9
Lions, part 2.
A Striped cuckoo tries to awake them. The big black mane is the one who was mating the solitary girl last week ... A juvenile Snake eagle is having problems with two Fork-tailed drongos (Montengo in Shangaan).
Sunset drive 111807-14
Lions, part 3.
The male lions are active now! They walk beside the Tank and go in the sunset lights! The End.
In this segment, we see the Kuhuma males, Blondie and Dozie, for the last time seen together by WE.
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And on the morning drive of November 23rd, 2007, we have once again a lion mating pair, with Pieter presenting.
Sunrise drive 112307-3
Lion mating pair, part 1.
Sunrise drive 112307-4
Lion mating pair, part 2.
Sunrise drive 112307-5
Lion mating pair, part 3.
Sunrise drive 112307-6
Lion mating pair, part 4.
Sunrise drive 112307-7
Lion mating pair, part 5.
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The Kuhuma pride has killed a Cape buffalo. We join the females and the cubs with Rexon and Alex.
Sunset drive 120307, part 1
The day is hot and humid. The Kuhuma pride has killed a buffalo. Lionesses and cubs, part 1. Rexon is presenting and Alex is on camera.
Sunset drive 120307, part 2
Lionesses and cubs, part 2. There is a bit of competition on the food.
Sunset drive 120307, part 3
Lionesses and cubs, part 3.
Sunset drive 120307, part 4
Lionesses and cubs, part 4. We leave the lions. A Flap-necked chamaeleon crosses the road.
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On the morning of December 4th, Rexon drives directly to the Buffalo carcass of the Kahuma pride. In this drive you will see all the cubs and also Blondie for the last time with the pride he shares with his brother Dozie.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 1
It's a very windy morning. Rexon drives towards the Buffalo carcass of the Kuhuma lion pride. Alex Sletten is behind the camera. Kuhuma lion cubs, part 1 : All the cubs are on the road.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 2
Kuhuma lion cubs, part 2.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 3
Kuhuma lion cubs, part 3. We leave the cubs to go at the Buffalo carcass.
Blondie, part 1 : Blondie, one of the two males of the Kuhuma pride is feeding on the carcass.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 4
Blondie, part 2 : Blondie, one of the two males of the Kuhuma pride is feeding on the carcass and a female joins him.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 5
Blondie, part 3 : Blondie, one of the two males of the Kuhuma pride is feeding on the carcass with a female watching him. Nearby White-backed vultures patiently wait for the lions to leave the carcass.
Blondie, part 4 : Back to Blondie and the female, Rexon talks of the Mapogos.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 6
Blondie, part 5 : Blondie is still feeding on the carcass while Rexon go on talking about the Mapogos.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 7
Blondie, part 6 : Blondie is still feeding on the carcass. We leave him and the female. White-back vulture perched. Rain is coming soon.
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December 4th, afternoon drive, with Pieter presenting, we saw the females and cubs of the Kuhuma pride all together for the last time.
Sunset drive 120407-2
Waterbuck females at Gowrie dam, part 2. Pieter is out of the veh. to check tracks ... a lioness reminds him he should not be there on foot! Lions of all sizes, part 1.
Sunset drive 120407-3
Lions of all sizes, part 2.
Sunset drive 120407-4
Lions of all sizes, part 3. A Francolin is calling.
Sunset drive 120407-5
Lions of all sizes, part 4.
Sunset drive 120407-6
Lions of all sizes, part 5. Leaving the lions, Pieter spots a Garbage line spider.
************
The afternoon of December 7th, 2007, is overcast and cold. Rexon is the presenter and Jan, the cameraman. At first we see a lioness, from the Kuhuma pride, alone and later with two tiny cubs. The last segment is the last time that we saw Blondie, one the beautiful male of the Kuhuma pride.
Sunset drive 120707- part 2
Rexon is presenting and Jan, behind the camera.
Lone lioness from Kuhuma pride, part 1. On Gowrie/Buffelshoek cutline we find a lioness hidden in the thicket of the drainage line.
Sunset drive 120707- part 3
Lone lioness from Kuhuma pride, part 2.
The lioness eats grass and Rexon explains. She moves.
Sunset drive 120707- part 4
Lone lioness from Kuhuma pride, part 3. The lioness moves in the open lying. She moves once again towards the thick bushes calling. A tiny cub comes to her side.
Sunset drive 120707- part 5
Lone lioness from Kuhuma pride, part 4. A second cub joins the lioness and they go into the drainage line. We leave.
Sunset drive 120707- part 6
We are near the end of the drive. Rexon hopes to find other members of the Kuhuma pride. Impalas.
Suddenly, a mating pair of lions in the dark! It's Blondie and a lioness from the Kuhuma pride. Both lions are attentive, looking in the same direction. The batteries are giving up on a last look on the lions. We will never see Blondie again.
************
It's December 10th, 2007, the "D-day" for WE. On the morning drive with Rexon, WE and we learn that Blondie has been killed by the Mapogos. (There was some problems with the sound, you can hear Gowrie cam sound.) There is a missing moment in this drive when Pieter confirmed the death of Blondie from FCC. Alex is on cam.
Even if the clips of that drive are mostly "driving in silence" and very few sightings, I put them here because I want to share with you the emotions involved with the sad news of Blondie's death.
Sunrise drive 121007-1
The sky is blue, the colours warm. WE are at Djuma. Impalas. Zebras.
Sunset drive 121007-2
Blondie is dead... He was killed by the Pirates (5 males of the Mapogo coalition). Adieu Blondie.
Sunrise drive 121007-3
Rexon is very very sad. The male who escaped the Pirates is in good condition.
Sunrise drive 121007-4
News from Dozie. He is in very good condition, just lying down at the moment. Male Kudu.
Sunrise drive 121007-5
A mud hole where a rhino has been wallowing. Rhinoceros (a glimpse).
Sunrise drive 121007-6
Rhinoceros moving in the woodland. It's Shorthorn family, Mom and calf.
************
WE first meeting with the Mapogos. It was on January 7th, 2008 with Rexon.
Sunrise drive 010708-1
Subtitle : The Fair and The Dark.
Please meet 2 splendid males of the Mapogo coalition of now 6 males.
Sunrise drive 010708-2
Later : Back to the Mapogo males.
Sunrise drive 010708-3
Suite and end to Meeting 2 of the 6 great lion males of the Mapogo coalition.
************
January 12th, 2008. That morning we were confronted with the harsh reality of wildlife in the bush. Even if we have been told that it would eventually happen, the passing weeks had somewhat eased our minds and our hopes were focused on the possibility of survival for the Kuhuma cubs. Then, on that morning the reality hit us right in the face. The cub was lying dead on a verdant bed of grass, no other sign of violence but a bloody spot on its neck; flies were already striding on its coat. What a painful sight! After, we met the killers, members of the Mapogo coalition, some feeding on the giraffe carcass and one patrolling the new territory scent-marking almost every blades of grass and trees of the late Blondie and the expatriated Dozie, the Kuhuma pride males. What an emotive sighting it was to see them so soone after the dead cub! How disturbing it was to look at them just as if they were any other lions in visit, having a free meal and not tagging them as assassins or robbers! How disconcerting it was to watch Mr. T marking the land as his, gasping at his unbelievable haircut and finding him likable! What a drive!
Pieter presented that drive. His presentation showed his own emotions from sadness to excitement, his need of a peaceful moment to decant the cub sighting before gearing up into the joy of seeing the Mapogos for the first time. He was the master of the situation. He held our hand like a father his child's. He was aware of us all the time. He explained and we understood; if we didn't immediately, his voice smoothed our path towards the next step : acceptance of the Mapogos in our world.
And as he says often : "I'm talking too much ..." Let's share this drive.
Sunrise drive 011208-1
There was lion roars prior to the drive. Egyptian goose.
Sunrise drive 011208-2
Baboons at Gowrie dam.
The Mapogos have moved into the area last night. News come in slowly on the radio.
Sunrise drive 011208-3
A lion cub from the Kahuma pride is dead, killed by the Mapogos. The cub left a message for you. Pieter soothingly talks, explaining the drama.
Sunrise drive 011208-4
Pieter explains the lion males behaviour. We leave. A Lizard buzzard with a prey under its talon. A Vervet monkey sits all by itself on a branch.
Sunrise drive 011208-5
Pieter stops the landy in front of a field of grass ... the grass sings in the wind, chanting the beauty of life! Soothing moment after the emotions ...
Sunrise drive 011208-6
The roads North of Gowrie dam are beautifully scenic. Birds are singing at Gowrie waterhole.
Sunrise drive 011208-7
Natal francolin. Tree pushed by elephant. Perched vulture. Pieter is expectantly excited at meeting the Mapogo males for the first time.
Sunrise drive 011208-8
The giraffe carcass and 2 of the Mapogo males.
Sunrise drive 011208-9
Two Mapogo lion males at the giraffe carcass.
Sunrise drive 011208-10
A lion tries to bring out bones from the carcass.
Sunrise drive 011208-11
As a reward for his efforts, the Mapogo male in that story gets a meaty joint.
Sunrise drive 011208-12
Two of the Mapogo males at the giraffe carcass site.
Sunrise drive 011208-13
We leave the two Mapogo males and the Vultures stay.
Sunrise drive 011208-14
After a short drive on Djuma sunny roads, please meet Mr. T the third Mapogo of the day.
Sunrise drive 011208-15
Mr. T, the Mopogo, scent marks and sniffs while walking in direction of his Mopogo brothers.
Sunrise drive 011208-16
It's going home after an incredible drive.
Sunrise drive 011208-17
Summaries of Pieter and Jan.
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This Blog I wanted to be informative, matter-of-fact like. It isn't. There was too much emotions involved and emotions need to be understood before being integrated and stored in our memory, so I kept adding on more drives, more sightings. Those events are part of WildEarth and Djuma history and they are important.
Claire-M. Lepage
December 28th, 2008
Everyday brings its load of happiness and sadness, some more than others. December 10th is one of these days. While Pieter Pretorius celebrates his Birthday with Lieschen this year, WE and we are happy for him and with him.
But last year, WE and we were not in the same mood. It's on the morning drive with Rexon that Pieter confirmed the death of Blondie, the beautiful and mighty Lion king of the Kuhuma pride, role that he shared with his brother, Dozie.
Let me open the treasure chest where I keep my videos. Let's see what I can find ,,, Yes, that's an idea! ... an idea I'll follow and ... OK, let's embark on a WEmemory journey with the Kuhuma pride. By listening carefully you will also learn a lot of things about lions.
For the benefit of WE new viewers and our own pleasure, I'll review here the story of the Kuhuma pride from November 2007 to January 12th, 2008.
Let's start with the afternoon drive of November 8th, 2007, with Rexon. Our Honeymooners are Blondie and a Styx pride female. Enjoy the behaviour of this mating pair. And listen carefully, Rexon gives a lot of important informations, not only on lions' mating behaviour.
Sunset drive 110807-6
Lion Honeymooners, part 1.
In this segment, Rexon talks about the Mapogos, a coallition of lion males that will become very important in our WildEarth viewers' life one month later.
Sunset drive 110807-7
Lion Honeymooners, part 2.
Sunset drive 110807-8
Lion Honeymooners, part 3.
Rexon talks about the Manyeleti male who was a male able to fight 2 other males at the same time and also of Sandy Patch female. He also tells about the name Kuhuma, which means "coming out" and about the time the Kuhuma pride came from the North (Manyeleti)
Sunset drive 110807-9
Lion Honeymooners, part 4.
Sunset drive 110807-10
Lion Honeymooners, part 5.
In this segment, Rexon says that this female is from the Styx pride.
************
On the afternoon of November 18th, 2007, Pieter is coming back from his leave and a lot of animals are there to greet him. Rob is on camera. Here, I give you the Kuhuma males videos.
Sunset drive 111807-8
Leaving elephants and buffalos ... the surprise is the Kuhuma pride males sleeping the afternoon away. (Around 6:33, we are looking at Blondie.)
Sunset drive 111807-9
Lions, part 2.
A Striped cuckoo tries to awake them. The big black mane is the one who was mating the solitary girl last week ... A juvenile Snake eagle is having problems with two Fork-tailed drongos (Montengo in Shangaan).
Sunset drive 111807-14
Lions, part 3.
The male lions are active now! They walk beside the Tank and go in the sunset lights! The End.
In this segment, we see the Kuhuma males, Blondie and Dozie, for the last time seen together by WE.
************
And on the morning drive of November 23rd, 2007, we have once again a lion mating pair, with Pieter presenting.
Sunrise drive 112307-3
Lion mating pair, part 1.
Sunrise drive 112307-4
Lion mating pair, part 2.
Sunrise drive 112307-5
Lion mating pair, part 3.
Sunrise drive 112307-6
Lion mating pair, part 4.
Sunrise drive 112307-7
Lion mating pair, part 5.
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The Kuhuma pride has killed a Cape buffalo. We join the females and the cubs with Rexon and Alex.
Sunset drive 120307, part 1
The day is hot and humid. The Kuhuma pride has killed a buffalo. Lionesses and cubs, part 1. Rexon is presenting and Alex is on camera.
Sunset drive 120307, part 2
Lionesses and cubs, part 2. There is a bit of competition on the food.
Sunset drive 120307, part 3
Lionesses and cubs, part 3.
Sunset drive 120307, part 4
Lionesses and cubs, part 4. We leave the lions. A Flap-necked chamaeleon crosses the road.
************
On the morning of December 4th, Rexon drives directly to the Buffalo carcass of the Kahuma pride. In this drive you will see all the cubs and also Blondie for the last time with the pride he shares with his brother Dozie.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 1
It's a very windy morning. Rexon drives towards the Buffalo carcass of the Kuhuma lion pride. Alex Sletten is behind the camera. Kuhuma lion cubs, part 1 : All the cubs are on the road.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 2
Kuhuma lion cubs, part 2.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 3
Kuhuma lion cubs, part 3. We leave the cubs to go at the Buffalo carcass.
Blondie, part 1 : Blondie, one of the two males of the Kuhuma pride is feeding on the carcass.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 4
Blondie, part 2 : Blondie, one of the two males of the Kuhuma pride is feeding on the carcass and a female joins him.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 5
Blondie, part 3 : Blondie, one of the two males of the Kuhuma pride is feeding on the carcass with a female watching him. Nearby White-backed vultures patiently wait for the lions to leave the carcass.
Blondie, part 4 : Back to Blondie and the female, Rexon talks of the Mapogos.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 6
Blondie, part 5 : Blondie is still feeding on the carcass while Rexon go on talking about the Mapogos.
Sunrise drive 120407, part 7
Blondie, part 6 : Blondie is still feeding on the carcass. We leave him and the female. White-back vulture perched. Rain is coming soon.
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December 4th, afternoon drive, with Pieter presenting, we saw the females and cubs of the Kuhuma pride all together for the last time.
Sunset drive 120407-2
Waterbuck females at Gowrie dam, part 2. Pieter is out of the veh. to check tracks ... a lioness reminds him he should not be there on foot! Lions of all sizes, part 1.
Sunset drive 120407-3
Lions of all sizes, part 2.
Sunset drive 120407-4
Lions of all sizes, part 3. A Francolin is calling.
Sunset drive 120407-5
Lions of all sizes, part 4.
Sunset drive 120407-6
Lions of all sizes, part 5. Leaving the lions, Pieter spots a Garbage line spider.
************
The afternoon of December 7th, 2007, is overcast and cold. Rexon is the presenter and Jan, the cameraman. At first we see a lioness, from the Kuhuma pride, alone and later with two tiny cubs. The last segment is the last time that we saw Blondie, one the beautiful male of the Kuhuma pride.
Sunset drive 120707- part 2
Rexon is presenting and Jan, behind the camera.
Lone lioness from Kuhuma pride, part 1. On Gowrie/Buffelshoek cutline we find a lioness hidden in the thicket of the drainage line.
Sunset drive 120707- part 3
Lone lioness from Kuhuma pride, part 2.
The lioness eats grass and Rexon explains. She moves.
Sunset drive 120707- part 4
Lone lioness from Kuhuma pride, part 3. The lioness moves in the open lying. She moves once again towards the thick bushes calling. A tiny cub comes to her side.
Sunset drive 120707- part 5
Lone lioness from Kuhuma pride, part 4. A second cub joins the lioness and they go into the drainage line. We leave.
Sunset drive 120707- part 6
We are near the end of the drive. Rexon hopes to find other members of the Kuhuma pride. Impalas.
Suddenly, a mating pair of lions in the dark! It's Blondie and a lioness from the Kuhuma pride. Both lions are attentive, looking in the same direction. The batteries are giving up on a last look on the lions. We will never see Blondie again.
************
It's December 10th, 2007, the "D-day" for WE. On the morning drive with Rexon, WE and we learn that Blondie has been killed by the Mapogos. (There was some problems with the sound, you can hear Gowrie cam sound.) There is a missing moment in this drive when Pieter confirmed the death of Blondie from FCC. Alex is on cam.
Even if the clips of that drive are mostly "driving in silence" and very few sightings, I put them here because I want to share with you the emotions involved with the sad news of Blondie's death.
Sunrise drive 121007-1
The sky is blue, the colours warm. WE are at Djuma. Impalas. Zebras.
Sunset drive 121007-2
Blondie is dead... He was killed by the Pirates (5 males of the Mapogo coalition). Adieu Blondie.
Sunrise drive 121007-3
Rexon is very very sad. The male who escaped the Pirates is in good condition.
Sunrise drive 121007-4
News from Dozie. He is in very good condition, just lying down at the moment. Male Kudu.
Sunrise drive 121007-5
A mud hole where a rhino has been wallowing. Rhinoceros (a glimpse).
Sunrise drive 121007-6
Rhinoceros moving in the woodland. It's Shorthorn family, Mom and calf.
************
WE first meeting with the Mapogos. It was on January 7th, 2008 with Rexon.
Sunrise drive 010708-1
Subtitle : The Fair and The Dark.
Please meet 2 splendid males of the Mapogo coalition of now 6 males.
Sunrise drive 010708-2
Later : Back to the Mapogo males.
Sunrise drive 010708-3
Suite and end to Meeting 2 of the 6 great lion males of the Mapogo coalition.
************
January 12th, 2008. That morning we were confronted with the harsh reality of wildlife in the bush. Even if we have been told that it would eventually happen, the passing weeks had somewhat eased our minds and our hopes were focused on the possibility of survival for the Kuhuma cubs. Then, on that morning the reality hit us right in the face. The cub was lying dead on a verdant bed of grass, no other sign of violence but a bloody spot on its neck; flies were already striding on its coat. What a painful sight! After, we met the killers, members of the Mapogo coalition, some feeding on the giraffe carcass and one patrolling the new territory scent-marking almost every blades of grass and trees of the late Blondie and the expatriated Dozie, the Kuhuma pride males. What an emotive sighting it was to see them so soone after the dead cub! How disturbing it was to look at them just as if they were any other lions in visit, having a free meal and not tagging them as assassins or robbers! How disconcerting it was to watch Mr. T marking the land as his, gasping at his unbelievable haircut and finding him likable! What a drive!
Pieter presented that drive. His presentation showed his own emotions from sadness to excitement, his need of a peaceful moment to decant the cub sighting before gearing up into the joy of seeing the Mapogos for the first time. He was the master of the situation. He held our hand like a father his child's. He was aware of us all the time. He explained and we understood; if we didn't immediately, his voice smoothed our path towards the next step : acceptance of the Mapogos in our world.
And as he says often : "I'm talking too much ..." Let's share this drive.
Sunrise drive 011208-1
There was lion roars prior to the drive. Egyptian goose.
Sunrise drive 011208-2
Baboons at Gowrie dam.
The Mapogos have moved into the area last night. News come in slowly on the radio.
Sunrise drive 011208-3
A lion cub from the Kahuma pride is dead, killed by the Mapogos. The cub left a message for you. Pieter soothingly talks, explaining the drama.
Sunrise drive 011208-4
Pieter explains the lion males behaviour. We leave. A Lizard buzzard with a prey under its talon. A Vervet monkey sits all by itself on a branch.
Sunrise drive 011208-5
Pieter stops the landy in front of a field of grass ... the grass sings in the wind, chanting the beauty of life! Soothing moment after the emotions ...
Sunrise drive 011208-6
The roads North of Gowrie dam are beautifully scenic. Birds are singing at Gowrie waterhole.
Sunrise drive 011208-7
Natal francolin. Tree pushed by elephant. Perched vulture. Pieter is expectantly excited at meeting the Mapogo males for the first time.
Sunrise drive 011208-8
The giraffe carcass and 2 of the Mapogo males.
Sunrise drive 011208-9
Two Mapogo lion males at the giraffe carcass.
Sunrise drive 011208-10
A lion tries to bring out bones from the carcass.
Sunrise drive 011208-11
As a reward for his efforts, the Mapogo male in that story gets a meaty joint.
Sunrise drive 011208-12
Two of the Mapogo males at the giraffe carcass site.
Sunrise drive 011208-13
We leave the two Mapogo males and the Vultures stay.
Sunrise drive 011208-14
After a short drive on Djuma sunny roads, please meet Mr. T the third Mapogo of the day.
Sunrise drive 011208-15
Mr. T, the Mopogo, scent marks and sniffs while walking in direction of his Mopogo brothers.
Sunrise drive 011208-16
It's going home after an incredible drive.
Sunrise drive 011208-17
Summaries of Pieter and Jan.
**********************
This Blog I wanted to be informative, matter-of-fact like. It isn't. There was too much emotions involved and emotions need to be understood before being integrated and stored in our memory, so I kept adding on more drives, more sightings. Those events are part of WildEarth and Djuma history and they are important.
Claire-M. Lepage
December 28th, 2008
Tags: alex, blondie, cub, december, djuma, drive, female, game, gowrie, james
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Comment by Claire-M. on June 19, 2009 at 6:17am - So then, the case is closed. Thank you for checking, Colleen.
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Comment by Aquila (Mod) on June 19, 2009 at 2:22am - Not a case for me. LOL I didn't hear Manyari mentioned at all. Maybe I need to get my hearing checked. :)
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Comment by Claire-M. on June 17, 2009 at 3:08am
- Colleen, I just copied the message I received from Christina. She listened to this video carefully and she said that Rexon mentioned Manyari. ... Inspector Aquila you've got a new case to solve!
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Comment by Aquila (Mod) on June 17, 2009 at 12:24am
- I'm confused Claire. Are you or loverofthearts222 saying the Nkuhuma pride has lionesses named Manyari and Magwaza? I thought they were from Malilangwe, Zimbabwe?
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Comment by Claire-M. on June 16, 2009 at 8:38pm
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Comment I wish to share here a comment I received on YouTube for the video below.
" loverofthearts222 Re: Your comment on my video Sunset drive 120307, part 3
Hi:) It was Manyari as I listened he mentioned her. Manyari and Manguasa are lionesses that are with 2 of the Mapongo males. There are a total of 5 of them. If you look up on youtube Mapongo male you'll see or you can go into my favorites and continue a couple pages until you start to see some of my saves. These males are awesome but for a while it was sad because they were killing other males for territories and one time a lioness and cub. I think they wanted to get rid of the cub to be with the lioness but she fought back and that was the end of it. It was sooo sad. " (loverofthearts222 = Christina, 41, United States)
I didn't know that Kuhuma lionesses had names.
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Comment by Debra Taylor on February 1, 2009 at 3:21am - A big thank you for all of that information I have not been here long and am soaking all this in. This has to be the best place on the net to see and get such incredible information and videos, and the live safari's are just out of this world the guides I have met just this past week are great just can't say enough wildearthtv
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Comment by Harriet on January 8, 2009 at 8:25pm - Thanks for all the work putting this together, enjoyed so very much,
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Comment by Frances on January 3, 2009 at 9:37pm - Thank you so much Claire for a very comprehensive and touching account. I enjoyed it greatly. I joined WE in August 2008 so I much appreciate the background to the Lion prides.
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Comment by eiguoc on December 30, 2008 at 10:56pm - Thank you for this dedicated work. I had not been watching Djuma untill Jan this year, but was always reading about them in another forum. I was always wondering about their history. I will have to check out the Magopo story
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Comment by Sharon in Texas on December 30, 2008 at 4:38pm - Thank you, Claire, for this blog and your hard work. I remember those days like they were yesterday--it's hard to believe a whole year has passed already!
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Bo turns up after three weeks
We had been quite concerned about Bo, who you may remember is a two year old male leopard who we are tracking via a GPS collar. We hadn't received any uploads from Bo's collar for three weeks and to say the least we were getting worried. However he has turned up alive and well and as you can see, he's been a busy boy. The collar stores data and uploads at set times if he is in cell phone range. Thankfully he has moved back into cell coverage. Our thanks to Lela and other ILP members who have been tracking Bo from their homes and keeping us updated. We don't always have a good Internet connection here in the bush, and rely on help from our friends. You can also join the ILP and help us track research animals.
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Written by Will Fox
Susan joins the ILP team
We have a new member of the ILP team. Susan Belling has joined us to help with our work in conservation. Susan is a qualified Game Ranger and has recently been leading overland Safaris through main land Africa. Susan wants to pout something back into conservation and has decided to work full time with the ILP. She has been training with Gerrie and Anton over the last weeks, investigating leopard issues on local farms and tracking leopards via telemetry. She is now joining Anton on her first Black Leopard investigation at the Dalton Trust in KZN. Where she will be putting her training into action under the supervision of head researcher Anton. If you would like to welcome Susan then you can become a fan by selecting the link below.
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