Scarface is one of the four males known as the 4 Musketeers who took control over the famous Marsh pride of Maasai Mara in late 2011.
Scarface acquired his signature wound when he had strayed into a nearby Maasai Manyatta in search of an easy meal, but got caught by the owner's of homestead and ended with a broken spearhead in his eye. A good samaritan pointed out his plight to the Kenya Wildlife Service personnel in the area, who in turn sent a Vet who cleaned out the wound.
But Scarface is a character, he is always in fights with the other 3 coalition males trying to impose his superiorority over them to become the leader of the pack. These regular fights have not helped in the healing of the wound. Luckily he still has sight from the wounded eye. Here is a photo of the famous Scarface before he got his
signature injury on his eye, earning him his name with which he passed away last week.
This was my last encounter with the late King, who peacefully passed away on 11th June, 2021. Captured during a photography safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.