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When I got out there in the afternoon, Manyari wasn’t where I’d left her.
At sunset the brother of the lucky male was calling on Banyini. He’d come back to where he’d left the mating couple the night before but they’d both moved off.
I went in search of Manyari with no joy at all. I kept […]


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6 days and the counting is finally over!

The lions were at it again all night. Somewhere in the night the other male moved off.
At dawn Manyari was still mating, but the roles are now reversed, she’s following him.

Soon after sunrise he mated with her and then just left.
He left her rolling in the grass and […]


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Another day and still the lions are mating. 5 days! Imagine that!

And still the brother hangs in the wings waiting. Although this morning their behaviour was something amazing.
The courting male was with Manyari and his brother moved in boldly. The male growled and met him head on, on the other side of Manyari. As they […]


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It’s been 4 days on the trot and the mating pair are still at it, although both looking rather exhausted.

The couple spent another night in the same place, while the male’s brother kept moving away and calling. The couple responded early in the evening but then gave up on him.

So how many more days will […]


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