Black Dam males taking over new territory 🦁

The Black Dam males moved up north again after being away from the area for a little bit. It seems like the lion dynamics are changing completely, also since Mapoza has not been seen for a while now.

Early in the morning before game drive heard the deep roars of multiple male lions. We knew immediately that the black dam males were back in the area to claim land. We found them not too far from the lodge still patrolling along the boundaries of their territory. We were able to get ahead of them a couple of times in which then then walked straight passed us. Insane feeling to be so close to these big cats, especially since it was 3 of them together. They were marking territory persistently in order to make sure that there is no doubt about who claimed this land. Epic sighting!

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