Update on Notch Rekero boys.The Notch Rekero boys sons of Notch and his five sons from the Rekero pride also known as river pride,featured in Disney’s African Cats movie Notch and sons taking it over with the paradise ,used to be 6 males now down to Five males,the sixth Kijana presumed dead is one of six males fathered by Notch and sons in the paradise pride some time in 2009,we cant really account for his other five paradise brothers,though we suspect they may have been the five young males who used to live in Rongai with Notch and his remaining 4 sons,possible they could have followed the familiar roars of their fathers from paradise to Rongai ,though Kijana followed Notch and sons to Rekero pride were he was accepted as a member.Which did help him bond with the Notch and sons offspring in Rekero pride we now call Rekero Notch boys.Kijana being already older started mating with rekero females in absence of his fathers.And when Notch and sons abandoned Rekero ,the very males who that called 4km used to be 4,then 3 now 2 similar age as notch boys followed them picking up their abandoned prides from Mugoro to paradise ,came and took the abandoned rekero.They chased Kijana to another territory of Notch and boys called Olkiombo ,Kijana was mating there with random females,but as the 4km kept chasing the Rekero Notch boys to rekero they may have killed Kijana ,A young male was reported killed then believed to be a Rekero Notch boy but they turned up but has never been seen since ,a remarkable young male with a distinctive tiny scruffy mane despite being a Notch offspring and being 5 years.He used to wonder off alot alone.Now back to the Rekero boys ,the remaining 5 run with their sister ,her bond with her brothers was so strong ,she choose not to stay at rekero with her mothers and the new males ,so left with 3 of her brothers,2 remained.The last two were later chased by the new males,the 4km males.Though they still join their siblings on and off,they seem to love being just a duo,these are the two Rekero notch sons reported by Jackson Looseyia killing cubs at the double cross pride in absence of their resident males so to mate with the double cross males.Some times visit their siblings stay for a while then wonder off,The other 3 of the five brothers have 3 females and most likely mating,We are not sure if their sister is one of the 3 females.To avoid mating with her brothers ,she will either have to go it alone ,become alone female,or rejoin are maternal pride Rekero .She may have mate with the 4km,or may already be as they have been observed away from rekero mating with any random female they find recently.The 3 brothers and 3 females were chased by the 4km males ,were they had to cross the river.Seems the 4km want to mate with the females.These two females who joined them are from double cross ,olkiombo area,areas once owned by notch then later abandoned,its a possibility these young females they have with them could be notch and sons offspring .Their offspring from double cross are un accounted for.Notch and sons have fathered cubs in almost these prides apart from Marsh pride ,the notch boys maternal pride.Though it may be that each pride the remaining four notch sons abandoned may end up being taken by one of their many male offsprings from neighboring prides.Notch boys are turning ten in may next year ,so eventually they are going to slow down abandon some more prides so they dont have to patrol a large.One of these Rekero Notch boys aged 4 this month has a very huge mane will give Notch2 a run for his money.Pc.S.S
