2015年10月14日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
It’s all about Solo! We are all big fans of this lion and it’s great to have him back on the reserve, but who knows for how long. He was seen again yesterday afternoon and this morning still recovering from a large meal.
We last saw lion tracks yesterday morning who we assume belonged to the Kruger male.
We are unsure what the blood on Solo's face is but possibly him and the Kruger male had a bit of a fight and have gone their separate ways. Solo also has a cut on his left eye. Nothing can be confirmed at this stage.
我们很高兴solo回到了我们的营地，但是谁知道这能够持续多久呢？它昨天下午就被目击到了，今天它饱餐了一顿！

昨天早上见到的狮子（向北穿过营地边界）我们认为是老k。
我们不确定索罗脸上的血是怎么来的，有可能是它和老k发生了一个小的斗争，然后分道扬镳各自离开了，索罗的左眼也有一个伤口，但在现阶段我们无法确认发生了什么。
图为10月14日的solo，它的鼻孔还在滴血，鼻梁上有两道明显的抓痕，左眼旁也有一个伤口。



2015年10月15日
Lion Sands Game Reserve
Silhouette of a king.国王的侧影
图为在Lion Sands 营地的四路金发

2015年10月15日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
No Freddy again.
Solo was still on the reserve yesterday afternoon and was found this morning again moving in the direction of the Sand River.
今天仍然没有看到老k，昨天下午solo是单独在营地被目击到的，今天早上发现solo独自向砂河河流的方向移动。
图为solo

信息更新日期：2015年10月20日 星期二
We have some sad news. It looks like Freddy the legend is gone. The body was found last week with his head submerged in water. He & Solo had been in the area just prior to finding the body. Solo has been alone ever since.
It's hard to ID him because of the distortion but many feel it's Freddy.
He's had an amazing life. He goes down a legend.
RIP big guy.
The dead male that was found in the south. It looks like Freddy. His head had been submerged in water that's why it's distorted.
He & Solo had been in the area just prior to the body being found....and Solo has been solo ever since.
2015年10月20日星期二更新的信息：我们有一个不幸的消息，老k的传奇看起来已经成为历史。一头雄狮的尸体上周被发现在南方区域，它看起来像是老k，头是浸泡在水里的，这就是为什么它身体扭曲的原因。它和索罗之前在该地区被发现，如今solo一直是独自一人！
图为死后的老k



信息更新日期：2015年10月20日 星期二
Here is what I know & is confirmed. About 2 wks ago the 2 Charleston boys beat Freddy up pretty bad. Solo got away. (yes, there will be video later for those who want to see it....but not today. It will be up when it's up.) Freddy's body was found on Kirkman's property. His head was submerged in water. His one hind leg looked very swollen like there was an infection. His body was sent away for routine testing. Most lions are sent away.
这是我所知道与确认的，大约2周前，2个查尔斯顿的雄狮欧打了老k，它看起来非常糟糕，索罗逃走了。
老k的尸体被发现，它的头被淹没在水中，它的一只后腿显得很肿，像是被感染了。他的遗体将会被送去做常规检测（检验狂犬病）。
solo与老k在10月8号在sabi sabi营地最后一次被目击到两个同时在一起，它们当时在咆哮后就睡觉了，而5天后的13号在sabi sabi营地只目击到solo独自在休息，并且当时的solo已经受伤了，当天工作人员还看到一头疑似老k雄狮的踪迹，它向北穿过了营地的边界，这也就意味着当时老k并没有死！
而以下老k与查尔兄弟打斗时solo逃跑的视频信息里提到是2周前拍摄到的，也就是说老k它们与查尔兄弟遭遇发生战斗的日子只能是在10月9、10、11号这3天里的某一天晚上！
在10月20日星期二更新老k尸体被发现的信息里提到，它的尸体是上周在马拉马拉南方区域被发现的。然而上周13号星期二的时候尚且在sabisabi北部区域看到老k的行踪，因此老k死亡的时间也只能是在上周的14至18号之中的某一天里！
结合以上所有的信息来看，事情发展的大致经过应该是老k和索罗10月8号在sabi sabi营地睡了一觉，第二天的9号就向着K营地方向移动了，之后在9、10、11号这3天里的某一天晚上与查尔兄弟遭遇并且发生了战斗。打斗的视频里显示最先是老k独自被查尔兄弟围殴，solo突然出现，并很快的就逃离了现场，在它逃跑的那一刻被查尔小鼻头察觉到了，于是查尔小鼻头毫不犹豫的转头飞奔去追逐solo。就在查小离开后的短短时间里，留在现场已经倒地的老k突然站起来开始发力反扑攻击查尔大鼻头，大鼻头被老k攻击后一边防御一边后退到身后的树林当中。当它们都站起来的时候，老k压低着身子与脑袋，这是一种处于弱势示弱并且不自信的体现，查大则昂起头颅盯着老k，并且开始一边咆哮一边朝着查小追逐solo的方向从容离去，然后视频结束！
13号在sabi sabi营地拍摄到solo的照相显示，它受伤了，而且是脸上有多处伤口，这说明战斗的当天晚上它显然是被查小追上并遭到了攻击。而13号在sabi sabi营也看到被认为是老k的雄狮向北穿过营地边界，这说明老k并非死于当天晚上，战后的老k与solo都成功找到了对方。虽然solo在现场没有参与到主动营救老k的战斗中来，但它的逃离使得查小和查大先后向它逃离的方向进行了追逐，无论当时solo出于什么目的，但是它的逃离的确成功的使得老k并没有当场死亡！
老k死亡的时间在10月14号至18号之间，它死的时候头是浸泡在水里身体扭曲，并且鼻子还留着血。有老外狮迷认为，如果是狂犬病的话，口渴喝水会引起喉头痉挛，所以老k的头倒进了水中，认为它是溺死的。从老k死亡时身体扭曲的表现来看，这的确符合溺亡的症状。但是保护区并没有公布给老k尸体检查的报告内容，因此我们不知道老k到的死于什么原因，但是应该不是狂犬病，如果是狂犬病，那么当地的管理员应该会对solo等和老k接触过的狮子进行排查与疫苗注射。如果是同样具有传染性的牛结核病发作致使老k溺亡，保护区应该也会给其它相关的狮子做疫苗注射和身体检查。因此我认为老k身上并没有狂犬病，甚至也许也没有牛结核。


老k当时尸体被发现的时候清楚的描述了它并没有新的伤口，而是说它有很多常年留下来的伤疤，个人认为他最终的死是溺亡，引发溺亡有两种可能性最大：
第一是中毒，有可能是被当地的毒蛇咬伤，因为老k死的时候面目狰狞，并且鼻孔流血。然后它去到河边喝水解毒时毒发，身体失去平衡后坠入河里溺亡！

第二是被查尔兄弟打伤后引发了其在它身体里潜伏的疾病，比如心脏病等，在它喝水的时候心肌梗塞引起了它的溺亡！
老k死亡的症状的确也像是中毒，但感觉过于巧合，因此，我个人认为第二种可能性更大一些！首先在老k与查尔兄弟在打了一架之前没有发现它有什么不正常，战后的几天里它也并没有马上死亡，而是和solo一起都在sabisabi分别被目击，然而老k为什么要独自离去？显然它是感觉到了自己身体不适才会这么做的！再者sabisabi营地的几篇后续综合总结报告记录里都提到老k的死是与查尔兄弟发生的战斗有直接关系，甚至直接说是查尔兄弟杀死了老k。所以老k的死亡非常有可能是由于被查尔兄弟打伤后引发了其在它身体里潜伏的疾病，最终在喝水的时候溺亡，，，，
图为老k与查尔兄弟战斗的视频截图。右下角为赶赴战场的solo，但它由于怯战马上转头逃跑了，灯光下的是小鼻头！

图为老k在小鼻头追逐solo后开始反击

图为扭打到树林当中的查大与老k，图片里的查大体型看起来比老k要明显大许多，左查大，右老k！

2015年10月17日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
The Fourways males were sleeping at our private airstrip this morning. Tracks for the Southern Pride were also found, but as of yet we have been unable to locate them.
今天早上四路兄弟睡在我们的私人飞机跑道上，，，

2015年10月17日
Update. The one male is mating with a Southern pride lioness (on Kingston) The other male was seen in southern Mala Mala. His tooth is still hanging.
马拉马拉10月17日更新：挂齿的查尔小鼻头在马拉马拉南部的Kingston与一只南部母狮在交配！
不知道为什么这只南部雌狮突然跑到查尔兄弟的地盘与它们交配，但这与8天后查尔兄弟开始入侵南部狮群有着紧密的关系，，，


2015年10月18日

Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve

The two Fourways males were heading in the direction of a big herd of buffalo last night and this morning they were found separated, but with a fresh buffalo kill.
昨晚2头四路雄狮朝着一大群水牛方向前进。然而今天早晨它们哥俩分开了，其中一个被看到与一头被杀死的新鲜水牛尸体在一起。


昨晚拍摄到跟踪水牛群的四路金发！

今早拍摄到的小暗鬃，与水牛尸体在一起应该是它！
2015年10月19日
MalaMala Game Reserve
One of the Jakkalsdraai males hanging around the Sand River on a hot day at MalaMala.
Jakkalsdraai males = Fourways Male Lions
第二天四路金发被发现出现在马拉马拉的沙河河边。
前晚它还和小暗鬃在一起捕牛，但是昨天早上被目击的只有其中一个四路雄狮和一头被杀死不久后的水牛尸体在一起，白天拍摄到的照片只有小暗鬃，因此昨天早上被目击到和水牛尸体在一起的应该是小暗鬃！
四路金发突然和小暗鬃分开出现在马拉马拉的原因不明，也许是由于追踪水牛群不知不觉越的境，它已经进入到查尔兄弟常常活动的区域，，，
图为四路金发

2015 年10 月20日

Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
The Fourways males and two Southern Pride females were on a buffalo kill this morning. Wondering where the other two females were, we went down the road and found them on another buffalo kill.
第二天上午四路金发从马拉马拉回到了Sabi Sabi 营地，并且看到四路两兄弟与两只南部雌狮杀掉一头牛，另外两只南部雌狮在另一处也杀了一头牛！
四路金发

四路小暗鬃

2015 年10 月21日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
The two Fourways males have moved away from the females and were resting in a riverbed.
回到Sabi Sabi 营地第二天，四路兄弟离开南部母狮到了河床边休息！
把照片放大发现照片里的四路金发后背的脊椎处有两个比较明显的伤口，接着观察员在主页下留言也提到了这是新鲜的伤口。
四路金发这种伤口不会是兄弟之间的打斗造成的，小暗鬃无法能够独自也更不会这样攻击它的兄弟。这应该是一种腹背受敌后遭到攻击的比较明显特征，那么这个伤口会是南部母狮合力所为？或者是捕杀水牛的时候受的伤？还是遭到了其它雄狮的攻击？


四路金发19号独自去到马拉马拉停留，而在这2天前的17号也在马拉马拉南部看到查尔小鼻头与一头越境的南部母狮在交配。雄狮是不会轻易就和雌狮结束这个快乐的时光，一般都会持续几天。
20号四路金发从马拉马拉回到了Sabi Sabi 营地，但是由于当天的照片角度不能看到其身后，所以无法判断四路金发是否当时已经受伤，但是21号就清楚的看到了四路金发脊椎与臀部的伤口，受伤的位置像是与被同类围攻后留下来的伤口，左边的那个伤口有一个的像是牙齿咬后的洞眼，后期的sabisabi营地博文也证实了2只四路雄狮的其中一只脊椎骨有咬痕。而且第二天就在Lion sands营地也看到了同样受伤的查尔大鼻头，查大的脸部和眼角上都有伤，并且眼角上的伤口还是血红的。因此，它们几乎同时被看到的伤口完全有理由是在19号当天于马拉马拉南部发生了战斗所形成的，这不是简简单单的“巧合“，，，
观察员一般情况下是在带着游客观光旅行的时候才能够观察到它们的动态，而大部分时间并不在它们身边停留，查尔与四路之间的领地本身就有很多重叠之处，所以这次金发脊椎处受伤的伤口是在没有目击的情况下发生的也很正常。
这件事情应该是17号一只南部雌狮越境到马拉马拉和查小在交配，然后仍然留在马拉马拉南部与雌狮交配（或没有交配）的查尔兄弟围殴了在19号也独自来到属于查尔兄弟势力范围区域的四路金发。一个事情的发展往往都不是孤立的，是有前因后果的。当年无论是南联盟入侵mapogo还是后来的保卫者入侵南联盟，其诱因都是因为后者与前者统治下发情的母狮偷情所致。这也就是为什么8天后查尔兄弟就马上开始入侵四路兄弟统治下的南部狮群的很根本原因，查尔斯顿联盟不过是遵循了这个最容易引发战争的自然规律入侵了四路联盟，，，



这是早一天前的20号捕牛后的四路金发，照片的角度不能更好的看清身体的后方，因此无法判断它当时脊椎处是否已经受伤，，，

2015年10月22日
This photo was taken on the 22nd October, 2015
Charleston male. Lion Sands
照片拍摄于2015年10月22日的Lion Sands营地，查尔兄弟哥俩在一起！大鼻头脸上带伤（四路金发脊椎处受伤被发现于1天前的10月21日）
仔细看大鼻头脸上还有左眼角上都带新伤，放大来看会发现眼角上的伤口还是血红的！
10月22日的Lion Sands营地的查尔大鼻头

10月22日的Lion Sands营地的查尔小鼻头

2015年10月22日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
One of the Fourways males was constantly calling for the rest of the pride this morning, while they were laying on some rocks not too far away.
22号当天早上，小暗鬃在Sabi Sabi营地呼唤南部狮群余下的成员，，，

四路金发则在不远处的岩石上与3头南部雌狮在一起

2015年10月25日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
Seen on safari: The Charleston males were found this morning scent marking on the reserve. The two males seem to be in very good condition and were walking around with pride, despite the hanging tooth! Could this spell trouble for the Fourways males? We spent a great deal of time with the Southern Pride females this morning as they moved through the reserve, presumably in an attempt to avoid the Charleston boys.
We saw Warthog Wallow again last night and it is clear that she has severe damage to her left eye, possibly from a fight with another leopard. This will prove very challenging for her in the future.
今天早上看到查尔斯顿兄弟正在sabi sabi在营地留下气味做标记，它们哥俩的状态看起来非常好 ，走在南部狮群的周围，尽管其中一只嘴边挂着牙！这会给四路雄狮造成麻烦吗？我们用了很多时间来观察南部狮群，在她们通过营地的时候，想必她们是在试图躲避着查尔斯顿雄狮。
这是在南部狮群与四路雄狮领地的sabi sabi营地标记领土留气味的查尔兄弟，看大鼻头额头上有伤，把图一放大来看，这是新伤，还带着血红色的痕迹，这个伤在3天的22号于Lion Sands营地已经有了。结合21号四路金发脊椎处发现的两个比较明显的伤口，这应该说明了查尔雄狮在几天前与四路雄狮发生了冲突，，，



南部狮群正在试图躲避查尔兄弟

2015年10月27日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
The Southern Pride were trying to hunt last night, but with the rainy and windy conditions they decided to call it a night. This morning we found the Fourways males reunited with the girls resting on a rocky outcrop.
昨晚南部狮群试图捕杀猎物，但由于天气原因，它们终止了计划。今天早上我们发现四路兄弟与雌狮们从新相聚并躺在岩石上。


2015年10月29日
October 29, 2015
A WEEK IN THE BUSH VOL. 75
The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don’t Give Up!
This is one quote that the lions of Sabi Sabi should live with as they might be going through a difficult time for the next few months.
Pressure has been coming from the two Charleston males the last week as we had them all the way in the southern part of our property. This is not good for the Fourways males as these guys are full of confidence and even bigger in size than them. The two Charleston boys have already proven themselves by taking on the Kruger male and Solo and it ended with the Kruger male losing his life after the battle.
sabi sabi一周总结：75期
从上周以来的压力源于2个查尔斯顿雄狮一直在我们的营地，这对于四路雄狮兄弟来说是不利的，因为这2个充满信心的查尔雄狮比它们的体型更大。这2个查尔斯顿雄狮已经通过在和老k与索罗的战斗中证明了自己，老k在战斗结束后失去了它的生命！
查尔大鼻头

查尔小鼻头


The reason why I am saying they are going to go through a difficult time is because the Fourways males have mated with all the Southern Pride females and it might even be that one or two of the females might have already started looking for den sites, so if the two Fourways males don’t step up and challenge the Charleston boys, they could take over this area and the pride and kill all the new cubs that could be on their way.为什么我说她们会经历一个困难时期，因为四路雄狮与所有的南部狮群成员都有交配，甚至现在有一两个雌狮可能已经开始寻找繁育巢穴的地点，如果两个四路雄狮不站出来挑战查尔斯顿雄狮，那么查尔斯顿雄狮会接管这个地区和狮群，并且会杀死所有新出生的宝宝！
四路小暗鬃


With all that still in mind it has been great seeing the Fourways males spending a lot of time with the Southern Pride females and enjoying each other’s company. The bond between these guys have been formed now and we just hope that it stays that way.四路雄狮用了大量的时间陪伴南部狮群的雌狮，互相享受着彼此。她们之间的结合关系已经形成，我们只是希望保持现状。

2015年11月4日
November 4, 2015
A WEEK IN THE BUSH VOL. 76
The five Southern Pride females and the two Fourways males were seen on a near daily basis, and nobody knows the exact whereabouts of the missing Southern Pride female. The lions need to make a kill soon as they haven’t been successful in bringing down anything substantial during the past week.
sabi sabi一周总结：76期
5只南部狮群的雌狮和2只四路雄狮近几天来一直上镜，但是没人知晓那只遗失的南部狮群雌狮的行踪。狮群们现在急需食物来果腹，过去的一周里，它们品尝了多次捕猎失败的苦果。



Solo was also seen during the week. Upon finding him, rangers discovered another young male that was very skittish. Solo was seen chasing him around and later that night we also witnessed him roaring.
Solo也被观测到，在追踪Solo的途中，我们还看到了被Solo穷追猛打恣意调戏的新生代雄狮。



It was good to see the two Charleston males as well. They were found far east from their usual territory and the next day they were found on a buffalo cow carcass.
查尔斯顿兄弟现在离开了它们的故土，去了远远的东边，牛肉大餐进行时！


2015年11月6日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
Four of the Southern Pride females had a long grooming session before laying down to rest again. In a separate sighting, the Fourways males were looking intently into the direction that we found lion tracks of two other males, possibly the Charleston males.
今天在sabi sabi营地，4头南部母狮躺着互相梳理着毛发，四路金发与小暗鬃专心的盯着同一个方向，我们发现了另两个雄狮的足迹，可能是查尔兄弟！

2015年11月7日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
The Southern Pride females were seen last night and after spending time with them, they arose and moved on, presumably to hunt.
The Fourways males were seen this morning and it seems like they may have had a meal last night.
昨晚发现了南部狮群，并花了很长时间与她们在一起，之后她们动身去打猎了。今天早上也发现了小暗鬃和金发，看样子它们昨晚进食了！


四路金发


2015年11月8日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
Seen on safari:The two Charleston males were seen yesterday evening very close to Earth Lodge in the presence of a Southern Pride female. They were located again this morning looking very comfortable. The Fourways males are not too far away from the Charleston males. They also seem quite contented at the moment, however, they did get chased around by a large herd of buffalo yesterday afternoon.
昨天下午一头四路雄狮被一群水牛追逐，昨晚上查尔兄弟俩离南部狮群已经很近。今早发现查尔兄弟很放松，四路兄弟也在查尔兄弟的附近被目击，它们哥俩看起来也很放松。
查尔小鼻头

查尔大鼻头

四路金发

2015年11月9 日
An adrenaline pumping sighting this morning of the 2 Matshapiri lions and 3 Eyrefield lionesses running in on a herd of buffalo and bring down 3 youngsters in the Sand River. The 3 Styx lionesses were also seen in the north. Down south there were 2 lion sightings- one of the Charleston males and one of the cubs of the Charleston lioness.
今天在马拉马拉南部看到了查尔兄弟其中的一个还有两头幼崽中的一个！
查尔小鼻头突然独自离开了sabisabi营地回到了阿姨身边，然而大鼻头却独自留在了四路联盟的领地sabisabi！
照片信息上传于11月08日，当天查尔阿姨带着2个未满8个月的幼崽也出现在了sabi sabi营地，第二天9号查尔小鼻头就离开了哥哥独自回到了马拉马拉南部，也许它是通过阿姨和幼崽留下来的气味发现了她们，才使得小鼻头离开兄弟去寻觅阿姨的踪迹。
查尔阿姨与两个幼崽行走在sabi sabi营地平坦的路面上

2015年11月9 日

Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
The large Charleston male, Fourways male and five Southern Pride lionesses were tracked down this morning to the same area. The females were sitting with the Charleston male, but showed some serious aggression towards him while the Fourways male was clearly intimidated. What this means for the future of the Southern Pride, time can only reveal.
今早在sabi saibi营地，身材壮硕的查尔大鼻头和四路金发以及5只南部雌狮在同一地区被发现。南部雌狮坐在查尔大鼻头身边，但对大鼻头非常凶狠，而四路金发显然是被恐吓了。这对南部狮群的未来意味着什么呢？只有时间可以告诉我们答案。四路小暗鬃在四路金发和查尔大鼻头所在处的1500千米外被目击，，，
图为正在被南部雌狮凶猛拍打的查尔大鼻头




图为在一旁被大鼻头恐吓住的四路金发

2015年11月13 日
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
In my time spent in the bush I have learnt many things, but what has been most noted is an addiction to the suspense and unpredictability of the bush. Indeed, this week has shown that there is no soap opera more volatile than bush television…
We started off the week with the Southern Pride missing yet another member. Rangers speculated her whereabouts with rumours of birthing cubs, death or what we all most dread, abandonment in the midst of another territorial take over.
The significant presence of the Charleston males over the last two weeks revealed, the female’s disappearance was more associated with the latter as, much to our horror, the Charlestons were found harbouring the missing female. This was later in the week overshadowed by the discovery of the one Charleston male in the presence of all five females! Although no mating has been witnessed, and the females have been far from welcoming, the Charleston showed no indications of cowardice when resting for the day less than 2km from the Fourways males. When both male coalitions finally met, it was indeed the Fourways who spared no second thought to running. Only time will tell if the Charlestons are on the brink of a new take-over, but with at least one of the Southern Pride females showing signs of being pregnant with the offspring of the Fourways males, it will certainly have disastrous repercussions for the future of the cubs. We wait with baited breathes!
Sabi Sabi 的一周报告
里面的主要信息:
1. 南部狮群本来有6母狮,除了有一只已经失踪了很久,另外一只前段时间也失踪了,但是在前几天她在大鼻头的陪伴下又出现了.所以现在和大鼻头在一起的是5只母狮.

2. 南部母狮并未被目击到和大鼻头交配,但是大鼻头并未表现出任何胆怯的迹象,即使他只身处于和2只四路只有不到2公里的距离内(the Charleston showed no indications of cowardice when resting for the day less than 2km from the Fourways males).

3. 两组雄狮后来遭遇过,但是出人意料的是四路立马逃跑了(When both male coalitions finally met, it was indeed the Fourways who spared no second thought to running).

4. 至少一只南部母狮已经出现了怀孕的迹象,是四路的孩子.如果四路不打回来,那么将来幼崽的命运将是灾难性的.
南部雌狮

查尔大鼻头

2015年12月1 日

sabi sabi 博文
The two Fourways males have been doing so well in taking over the Southern Pride, they even showed how good they can be for the pride in killing buffalo almost every week. It really was great to see the females enjoying the presence of the two males.
Their confidence grew day by day and it was almost a definite that they were going to father the new cubs, they eventually got to mate with all the females which meant the females were supposed to have cubs in about 110 days, but after a month or two most of the females were not showing any signs of being pregnant and some did. Were some of the females nervous and went into a false oestrus making the males believe that they were ready to mate with?! Looks like some of the females were waiting to make sure that the two males were there to stay and capable of protecting the territory and cubs, luckily so because it wasn’t long before we heard the distinct call of two males coming from the far east – this could only be the two Charleston males.
Days went by where we didn’t see the two Fourways males and then we found them one morning both with bad scars on their back legs and one male with a bad bite mark on his spine. Could it be that they had a run in with the Charleston males for the first time and were lucky to escape? “Only time will tell”.
Again weeks went by and no sign of the Charleston males, they probably were not ready yet to come in for a takeover and felt responsible to look after their aunt and their two cousins who only turned a few months old the other day.
As the days progressed we were shocked one morning when we came across a sighting which blew everyone’s minds, it was the Kruger male, Solo, orange-eyed Fourways male and a few of the Southern Pride females all on a buffalo carcass.
Could it have been that Solo and the Kruger male didn’t see the Fourways male as a threat and let him be? The other Fourways male was still mating with one of the Southern Pride females and maybe had no clue what his partner was up to. The next day everything was back to normal again – the two Fourways males were back together and Solo and the Kruger male went far north to boundaries they have never been in together before. It wasn’t long before Solo came back alone and we received the worst possible news that Solo and the Kruger male had a run in with the Charleston males and the Kruger male came off second best. With the passing of the Kruger male, Solo made his way back south into the Kruger National Park calling every now and then hoping that the Kruger male was still around. The only thing Solo found was the one young Sparta male who had no interest in getting close to Solo – maybe Solo’s sheer body size scared him and maybe Solo is already looking for a new mate.
With the Charleston males full of confidence after they killed the Kruger male, the time seemed right for them to push west and south into the heart of the Fourways males’ territory. They came in with a bang, scent marking from the word go. The Charleston’s were first seen with the one older female in the pride which caused tension between the two brothers already. The dark maned male decided to let his brother be and went back east as there was no sign of the Fourways males anywhere. Eventually one morning we were tracking the Charleston male and Southern Pride female, and when we eventually found them, we came across all five females and one Charleston male with the two Fourways males not too far away. The bigger of the Fourways males looked like he was stalking the Charleston male and got to about 40 meters from him when all of a sudden the females and the Charleston had a bit of a rumble which sent the Fourways male running for the hills. That was the one opportunity the Fourways males had to take on the Charleston male as his brother was a long way away from them, instead they took the easy road out and ran! This was a clear sign that they are not fit for these females and that the Charleston males are the right males for them and that they would stand their ground against anyone.
Since that encounter we have not seen the Fourways males for at least 11 days now. Was this the final take over from the Charleston males? Let’s see what happens in the coming weeks…
2只四路雄狮接管了南部狮群，它们做的很不错，几乎每周都杀死一只水牛，看见这2只雄狮在狮群当中真的很高兴。四路雄狮兄弟的信心在不断增长，他们很快会征服所有的南部狮群成员并与她们交配，但母狮没有怀孕的迹象，有些南部母狮假装发情与四路交配，她们是想看这2只四路雄狮会不会长久的在这里，是否能保护狮群以及幼崽，但。。。从不远的东部地区传来了查尔斯顿雄狮兄弟的怒吼。
时光在流逝。。。我们没有看见2只四路雄狮，但有一天早上我们发现2只四路的其中一只脊椎骨有咬痕，他们和查尔雄狮兄弟PK过？时间会告诉我们答案
一个星期都过去了，还是没查尔斯顿雄狮回来的迹象，它们对阿姨和2个幼崽的责任感，使他们对接管南部娘子军并不是那么热情
随着时间的推移，一天早上我们惊呆了，老K、SOLO和小暗鬃还有一些南部雌狮在吃水牛尸体
难道是solo和老K没有将小暗鬃视为一种威胁？让它就这样存在？另一只4路金发仍然和南部的一头母狮在交配，也许它根本不知道小暗鬃的情况。第二天，一切都恢复正常了2只4路雄狮重聚，而Solo和老k则远在北部边界，就像它们之前从来没有在一起。不久之前，solo独自回来了，我们收到了最糟糕的消息称，solo和老k查尔斯顿的雄狮有一次战斗，solo与老k在与2头查尔斯顿雄狮的对抗中处于下风。随着老k的去世，SOLO就回转南下克鲁格，呼唤老K，希望老K会重新出现。但solo雄狮唯一的发现是一只斯巴达亚成年，亚成年没兴趣接近solo，也许是Solo的雄壮身型吓到了它，或许Solo已经在寻找新的伙伴了！
查尔斯顿雄狮在杀死老k后信心大增，时间似乎正好适合它们向西推进并扩张到四路雄狮领地的中心地带。它们的推进是伴随着整天的吼声，每前进一点就撒尿液标记领土。查尔斯顿雄狮被第一次看到和狮群的一只年长的母狮一起，这导致了四路2兄弟之间的紧张关系。小暗鬃决定离开金发，它回到东方，就好像它们从没来过一样。终于在一天早晨，我们跟踪到了查尔斯顿雄狮和南部狮群的母狮，我们遇到了南部狮群的所有5只母狮和1头查尔斯雄狮，2头四路雄狮离得不太远，更强壮的四路金发跟踪查尔大鼻头，在查尔大鼻头和南部雌狮打情骂俏的时候，四路金发偷偷靠近到查尔大鼻头大约40米的地方，这是四路兄弟一个很好的拿下大鼻头的机会，因为大鼻头的兄弟小鼻头离它们很远。然而事情却是相反的，当被发现后，它们采取了逃跑的战术！这就是为什么它们不适合这些母狮们的原因，而查尔斯顿雄狮才是南部母狮的正确选择，它们会站出来对抗一切侵略者！

我们至少已经有11天没有看到过四路雄狮兄弟了，查尔雄狮会最后接管这里吗?让我们看看在未来几周会发生什么，，，
查尔大鼻头

南部狮群

四路兄弟从开始计划入侵南部狮群到完全入侵成功上位，一共用了3个多月。但从南部狮群完全归心后至被查尔斯顿兄弟取代只有短短的2个月！
其中的原因有几点：
第一，在沙河联盟王朝崩塌的过程中，四路兄弟并不是唯一的推手，而是查尔兄弟和它们一起分别击败沙河联盟所得到的结果。并且在这个过程中，查尔兄弟的表现明显更胜一筹，起到了更显著的作用。因此，四路兄弟它们上位的根基不牢！


第二，四路兄弟虽然顺利拿下南部狮群成为地主雄狮，但未得全势。因为在它们成为地主雄狮后，未能消除另一个与它们不约而同一起推翻沙河联盟的竞争对手，最终使其成为了它们的心腹大患！


第三，短时间内至少两次受挫，造成自信心完全丧失！


查尔兄弟在与上位后的四路兄弟它们第一次交火，至取代四路兄弟成为南部狮群主导雄狮一共用了不到2个月！
其中原因有几点：


第一，在推翻沙河联盟并使其彻底丧失自信的过程中，四路兄弟和查尔兄弟一共与沙河联盟有4次交战，其中3次战斗都是由查尔兄弟来完成。查尔兄弟第一次是以2对3客场作战战胜对方（或2v2），第三次是在对等的情况下2v2战胜对手，并且查尔兄弟是战胜了和狮群在一起的沙河联盟兄弟。因此，查尔兄弟在这个过程中积累了较多的作战经验，自信心也得到了更大的提升！


第二，它们身体健硕，性格强悍。所以在数量对等的战斗中，它们的优势得到了发挥！



第三，在与老k索罗2v2的战斗中胜出，再次使它们的经验与自信得到提升！
这与当年保卫者3v3沙河联盟的情况类似。两个联盟的成员都在现场，但其中的一方成员未交火就逃跑。当时沙河联盟3兄弟在与保卫者3兄弟相遇后选择逃跑，沙河老三不幸被保卫者的2名成员抓住，余下的另一头保卫者单独追击逃跑的余下2名沙河成员。被2个兄弟抛弃后的沙河老三已经到了生死的临界点，脊椎即将要被切断，所幸的是沙河老三有命活了下来，但这绝非是沙河老大与老二给予它的帮助，它们早已头也不回的溜之大吉。而当我们提到索罗的时候是一定会联想到老k与克莱欧，但从公平的角度来看，如果当时沙河老三没有极为幸运的遇到解围的大象群，那么是不是也应该把沙河老大与沙河老二放到跟索罗一样的位置？实际上沙河老大老二干了和solo一模一样的事情，只不过是沙河老三自己命够硬活了下来，而老k与克莱欧成为了正常的”短命鬼“。在雄狮的战斗中，只要是心里占优且数量占优并身体健康的一方下了杀心，正常来说，被围殴的雄狮就几乎没有机会活下来，难道它们的脊椎比水牛的更粗更硬，还是狮皮比牛皮更厚？


第四，其诱因都是因为四路雄狮统治下发情的母狮偷情所致，加速了查尔兄弟入侵的进程！



第五，在与四路兄弟2-3次发生了肢体接触的战斗中战胜对手，使其彻底丧失自信，以至于四路兄弟最后在面对孤军深入的查尔大鼻头都未敢一战，造成它们兄弟俩分别2次在面对单独的查尔大鼻头的时候各自分别逃离现场，而大鼻头是它的自信赢得了2场心理战胜利！


查尔兄弟在与四路兄弟2-3次发生了肢体接触的战斗中战胜对手：


第一战，2v2
是9月中旬四路联盟去到lion sands营地试图抢夺查尔兄弟的长颈鹿，战后四路兄弟两个臀部与后腿上都有伤，小暗鬃受伤比较严重，金发伤得较轻，而查尔兄弟保住了它们的猎物，并继续停留在事发地lion sands营地两天，这显然是四路兄弟战败了！


第二战，2v1
虽然没有任何目击证据证明他们之间发生了战斗，但源于2015 年10 月21日在sabisabi的四路金发后背的脊椎处有两个比较明显的伤口，后期的sabisabi营地博文也证实了2只四路的其中一只脊椎骨有咬痕。第二天的2015年10月22日，大鼻头的脸上就被看到带着新鲜的伤口，而四路金发19号独自去到马拉马拉停留。因此，它们几乎同时被看到的伤口完全有理由是在19号当天于马拉马拉南部发生了战斗所形成的，这在之前的信息里有更详细的解读，，，


第三战？2v1？
第3战是下图提到摄影师上传时间于10月30日的四路小暗鬃在Kirkman's营地再次试图蹭饭，额头受伤的信息，虽然并不能肯定这次和那次想强行蹭饭被查尔兄弟驱逐的时间是否是同一次！
【摄影师上传时间于10月30日】
This male lion was getting a little aggressive as a female tried to get a piece of the buffalo the pride was feeding on.四路小暗鬃在K营地对待母狮显得非常的具有侵略性，它试图和这个狮群一起进食被杀死的水牛。（不确定四路金发当时是否也在场）摄影师上传于10月30日，因此现场目击拍摄的日期无法确定！
照片中小暗鬃的额头有明显的伤口，K营地是查尔狮群的领地，信息透露出它是试图在K营地和这个狮群一起进食被杀死的水牛，因此这个狮群指的应该不是当时他们已经统治的南部狮群，应该是查尔狮群。
我记得之前曾经有信息称四路雄狮有一次想强行蹭饭被查尔兄弟驱逐，也许指的就是这一次，但由于当时看到这个信息的时间比较早，加上那时又没有及时把信息搬运并转发到贴吧，现今一时也没能找到当时的原文信息出处，所以只能凭记忆说话！由于没有能找到并附上原文，因此这次战斗打问号待定，，，

查尔大鼻头与四路兄弟2次没有发生肢体接触的心理战战胜对手：

第1次是11月9日，11月7号当晚其中的一头四路雄狮被水牛驱赶，但8号当天当观察员再次看到四路兄弟的时候，它们哥俩看起来都很好并且都很放松。（9号当天查小独自离去）当查大独自来到南部狮群的时候，小暗鬃已经先逃到了东边方向的一千多米外，四路金发留在狮群被查大恐吓后，也逃离了现场。


第2次是12月1日的博客目击记录：在一天早晨，观察员跟踪到了南部狮群的所有5只母狮和1头查尔斯雄狮，2头四路雄狮离得不太远，更强壮的四路金发跟踪查尔大鼻头，在查尔大鼻头和南部雌狮打情骂俏的时候，四路金发偷偷靠近到查尔大鼻头大约40米的地方，这是四路兄弟一个很好的拿下大鼻头的机会，因为大鼻头的兄弟小鼻头离它们很远。然而事情却是相反的，当被查大发现后，它们采取了逃跑的战术！



查尔兄弟从3岁还是亚成年开始就是一路打过来的，它们强壮、自信、坚韧并勇敢。在它们经历的战斗中有胜利也有失败，但随着年龄的增长，它们一一真正打败了所有在它们领土与其活动区域内的所有对手，最终夺取了南部狮群的统治权！


在12年中旬老k大哥去世之前，它们哥俩时常会回到K营地与马拉马拉南部等地方看望查尔狮群，在老k大哥死后，独狮老k没有再回去照看过查尔狮群，它放弃了这块领土与查尔狮群。后来的沙河联盟与最近的四路联盟都还没能同时真正统治整个萨比森南部地区内的这两个狮群就已经下台。


萨比森南部这两个狮群活动的区域与领土范围应该比萨比森西部地区渥太华狮群与Ximhungwe的稍小一些。可以想象在南部如果同时拥有两个雄狮联盟并存，那么在这不算大的区域里它们之间的关系将会变得多么紧张，它们将会相遇并发生战斗的几率会有多高！


如今查尔兄弟统治着萨比森南部区域内的这两个狮群，它们能走多远，其生命力有多长不得而知，但它们目前是萨比森南部当之无愧的国王！

重发一遍的目的是为了浏览的完整性，目前这个贴被度娘删除10层楼左右的信息，并且很多都是非常重要的信息，因此现在浏览此贴的内容并不是完整的。我现在已经申请了人工恢复，所以在没有得到恢复之前，这个贴是不完整的！