Othawa Pride

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(08-16-2023, 05:55 AM)BA0701 Wrote:

(08-16-2023, 02:54 AM)Duco Ndona Wrote: Its amazing that these subs survived. I wouldnt be surprised if this sets the new record. 

Though to be honest. I am kinda dreading the moment they go into estrus.
At that point they will stop hiding and start seeking out males, which will bring them dangerously close to the Ximhungwe pride. It would be a rather sad echo of history if after all that time, the Othawas fate will fall on to the same fate they themselves inflicted on the Ximhungwes earlier.

So with some luck, by that time, the dynamics have improved enough by that time. Western sector is a mess right now. Putting both the Ximhungwes as Othawas at risk.

It is a double edged sword, currently they are in extreme peril, regardless of what they do, by both male and female lions. At least if they come into estrus, that may remove one of those from the equation. Given they have been doing so well, to this point, gives me a lot of hope for them. Sassy must have really had them cramming, and their final exam was to be released on their own to show what they have learned, and I believe they have passed with flying colors. A true success story for the ages, if they can keep it up, the stuff real legends are made of. These little ladies have impressed me so much from the beginning, back when they got aggressive towards a pack of hyenas over a kill, we have all seen older females not behave as boldly, these girls have a lot of spunk, and it has really gotten through some tight ones, I mean how many times have they chased the Mangheni off, including off of one of their own kills, an historically aggressive pride. 

Tsalala wasn't much older than they were, I don't believe, when her mother was killed, and she has been doing it all by herself. These three girls are living proof of what can be actually taught by their mothers, without that teaching our conversation would be vastly different today. Personally, imo, that puts Sassy and the last adult Tsalala lioness at legendary status equal to Tailless.

I hope, right along with you, that the dynamics shift in a positive direction, and quickly, for all of the lions occupying that space. It isn't very big to begin with, but in the past they have found a way to make it work. The dynamics are shifting all over SS, currently, putting a lot of prides, and especially a ton of cubs, in danger, but with the western sector being so condensed it makes it that much harder on all of them. 

As for records, you very well may be entirely correct, I had not heard of lionesses being put out on their own at such young ages before. But, in my opinion, I personally believe Wonky may have been the youngest lion I have ever seen making it on his own. We will never know for certain, as we don't know exactly where he came from, but he appeared to be even younger than the Othawas when he shared that meal with DM, which is precisely why I find his story so incredibly compelling, right along with these three ladies.

Do you know how old Gingerella was when she left with Junior and their younger brother? I ask because I don't believe they were together for very long, the three of them, before she came back to western sector. So, hers is another such story, though I believe she was definitely older than the current Othawas and Tsalala females.

It was incredible seeing the bigger girl run up the tree after that leopard it was insane she is a extremely bold young lion and she will be a very big female Reply