标题: 2017.6.13马切顿最后母狮博文 [打印本页] 作者: RussellKi 时间: 2025-4-11 11:26 标题: 2017.6.13马切顿最后母狮博文 Yesterday marked a historical event in the Timbavati! The oldest and last remaining lioness from the infamous Machaton Lion Pride was discovered with three young cubs! A female who was on deaths door, has come back and is ready to raise the next generation.
昨天在Timbavati目睹了一起堪称历史性的事件！马切顿狮群最后的也是年纪最大的那只母狮被发现，一起出现的还有她的三只宝宝。这只曾站在死亡边缘的母狮她回来了，而且准备繁衍下一代
This pride was first discovered over 45 years ago when Chris MacBride found and recorded the world’s first white lion, and so the legend of the White Lions of the Timbavati was born. This pride are the direct gene line of the white lions, first found in the Machaton River, hence their this name. Interestingly, every litter of cubs ever born into this pride were born in the same river system where they were first discovered.
这个狮群最早首次被发现是在45年前，当时Chris MacBride发现并记录了世界上第一只白狮，因此Timbavati白狮传说诞生了。这个狮群携带白狮基因，最早出现在马切顿河，所以由此命名。有趣的是，出生在这个狮群的每一窝幼崽第一次被发现都是在同一个河流流域中！
The Machaton pride have varied in numbers over the years, in 1995 there were eighteen lions but over the years the numbers dwindled due to younger males being chased out, cubs being killed and new dominant males moving in.
这些年马切顿狮群成员数量变化很大。在1995年有18头狮子，但多年以来，因为更换地主，年轻雄狮被驱逐，幼崽被杀死，狮群成员逐渐减少
Then about a year ago this pride became almost obsolete. Some unknown male lions moved in, killing majority of the cubs and splitting the pride into three groups. First the grandmother with one male cub, another female (the one now referred to as the last Machaton lionesss) with two male cubs and a 3rd female with another male cub. The grandmother was killed (we think) by a buffalo, after surviving on his own for quite some time. The male cub joined the other two male cubs who were with the last Machaton lioness, but at that point she headed far south and was not seen for a long time. The last three males were finally joined by the last male cub forming a coalition of 4 males who then moved on into the Klaserie.
大约一年前，这个狮群几乎灭绝。一些未知雄狮入住，杀死大部分幼崽并把狮群分成了三部分:马切顿领队母狮和一只雄性幼崽、另一只母狮（现在被称为最后一只马切顿母狮）和两只雄性幼崽 然后是第三只母狮和另一只雄性幼崽。在领队母狮被水牛杀死后，跟她一起的小雄狮独自生存了一段时间，之后他和另外两只雄性幼崽和最后这头母狮在一起，但在这之后，这只母狮朝南迁徙并在很长一段时间内没有被目击。最后这三只雄性幼崽加入了另一只雄性幼崽，组成4狮联盟，然后进入Klaserie. （前段时间在大黑棕领地的四只马切顿雄狮）
This incredible last lioness is over twelve years and she was badly injured. The wound on her leg was debilitating and there was a fear of infection setting in, yet she healed and carried on hunting, sustaining herself alone for the last six months. Over this period she became more and more elusive and shy. There would be long stretches of no reported tracks or sightings and then recently there were rumors of a pregnancy and that she was possibly lactating, but this all seemed almost too much to hope for.
难以置信的是之前这头已经12岁的母狮曾受了重伤，她腿上的伤口让她虚弱并且有感染的可能性。然而她现在已经痊愈并且继续狩猎并在过去的6个月当中独自生存。在这段时间里，她神出鬼没而且非常胆怯，并在很长一段时间里一直没有踪迹和目击。最近传言她怀孕了，而且正在哺乳。这一切太令人期待了
So when Civilized came across this lioness this morning with three little cubs at her side, he was overjoyed! This is a female who despite all the odds has survived, fought back, overcome insurmountable challenges and now she has carried on the lineage of an exceptional pride.
当Civilized偶然遇见这只母狮和3只小幼崽在他旁边时，她感到很兴奋。这只母狮从无数的挫折中存活下来，克服了不可逾越的挑战,她将延续这个特别狮群的血统和传承！