Styx Male (2016)

The Styx Male was a male lion found in the Sabi Sands. At the time of his death he was a nomadic male and was partnered with his half brother/cousin the Nkuhuma Male.

Early Years
Born in 2016 in the Sabi Sands, the Styx Male hailed from the Styx Pride and was sired by the Birmingham Males.

Adult Years
The Styx male dispersed from the Styx pride in 2020 when the Styx Pride was taken over the Ndzhenga Males. Fortunately for him, he was not alone as his half brother/cousin, the Nkuhuma Male had recently joined the pride. After dispersing, the two males had since been wandering back and forth moving from the southern areas of the Sabi Sands up and into the western sector, all while avoiding the Ndzhenga males, the late Othawa Male, and their fathers the Birmingham Males.

After the death of the Othawa Male in May 2021, his territory in Singita was prime real estate for new and upcoming nomads to take over. The Styx Male and his coalition partner succeeded in taking over this patch, banishing the Plains Camp Males to the east in the process.

This acquisition would be short lived as on the 13th of August the Styx and Nkuhuma Males were found on a kill stolen from the Mhangeni Pride. The Styx Male was reported by a photographer to have wound on his rear. On the 15th of August, Londolozi Game Reserve reported that the Styx male was found dead with an injury to his rear and a pool of blood nearby.