Happy anniversary big man!: Zulu reaches his one-year anniversary with the Dambwa pride. Read more here… http://www.lionalert.org/news-article/view/id/244. You can also adopt Zulu here: http://lionalert.org/page/view/page/adopt_a_lion
Kwali
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The kings of Burundi were given a title of Ntare, Mwezi, Mutaga and Mwambutsa in rotation. Every fourth king had the title Ntare, which means lion. The Kingdom of Burundi was founded during the middle of the seventeenth century by Ntare Rushatsi, meaning “hairy lion”. The last king of Burundi was Ntare V Charles Ndizeye who reigned from 1 September until 28 November 1966. He was deposed in a military coup by his prime minister and chief of staff that abolished the monarchy and declared a republic. Find out more about lions in Burundi at: http://lionalert.org/alert/country/detail/code/BI and our plans for the country at http://lionalert.org/alert/project/detail/project-id/65
Kwali & Phyre
Nevertheless this subdued mood with plenty of lazing around has highlighted to our research team the ever increasing closeness of two particular lionessesin the pride. Phyre, the often grumpy and domineering “top cat” of N
gamo, and Kwali, the endearing, sweet natured but low-ranking “auntie” of the pride have been spending more and more time together of late. Their interesting friendship is blossoming so well that at times their behaviour is often predictable and whenever Phyre rises and moves away from the group, as she so often does, Kwali is always right behind her to see where she is going. On developing a new found love of hunting, Phyre has regularly been backed up by Kwali, and the duo have been witnessed several times leading a hunt and working as a team as they flank their unsuspecting prey.
THE ODD COUPLE – Phyre and Kwali are becoming closer. Read more of this story at: http://lionalert.org/news-article/view/id/216
November 12 2012
The past couple of weeks in Ngamo have been ones of revelry for the research team with the pride having not one but three birthdays to celebrate.
The first of these celebrations was on the 31st of October as the oldest females in the pride, Kenge and Kwali, celebrated their 8th birthday. Their day began with the girls and the cubs resting together in the long grasslands of Serengeti West. As the temperatures were somewhat cooler than those of recent days the pride took sensible shelter from the gusty winds inside a thicket. It was there that they spent most of the day, only to make an occasional appearance to stretch their legs before going back into the thicket. Meanwhile Milo spent the day resting alone in Etosha, obviously taking some time out for himself.
Celebration number two was to be probably the most significant of all as Ashanti’s two beautiful cubs, AS4 and AS5, turned one year old on the 4th of November.
A BIRTHDAY BASH … OR THREE – A look at how the birthday girls and boy spent their special days. Read more at: http://lionalert.org/news-article/view/id/215
