Kruger Male Coalition (2018)

The Kruger males are a coalition composed of two male lions.

The coalition currently occupies the eastern border areas of the Sabi Sands and Kruger National Park and is dominant over the Torchwood Pride and Fourways Pride.

Early years
Not much is known about these two males as they come from the Kruger National Park and were never sighted as cubs. It is believed that they are not the same age and could possibly even come from two separate prides.

Adults years
The Kruger males first made an appearance in the Sabi Sands in 2018, when they were spotted on the Nkorho Pan Camera in September. They were later seen in the company of the Torchwood pride and later the Fourways Prides.

The males are believed to have sired cubs with both prides although exact numbers are unknown due to how much time both prides spend in the Kruger National Park.

In 2021 it was believed that the Kruger males had lost control of the fourways pride to the 5th Mantimahle Male and his two coalition partners, the S36 males. However due to a lack of sightings of the pride, this is currently unconfirmed.