History's most brutal killers, the Majingilane Male Lions

[Tshokwane]

And it's not the first time it has happened. 
This is an article from Londolozi, dated December 2010:
"For a single heart stopping moment, they stood and stared at each other with just meters between them.  Four male lions, confident and big, had piercing gazes locked on Adam and Solly.  A low growl sounded, reinforced by two, then three low rumbles from either side.   Stepping backward slowly, Adam and Solly created distance between themselves and the coalition eased back down into the grass, never letting their sights off the pair.  There was an undeniable tension in the air.  An intangible energy which had already set the Majingilane coalition on edge.  Something was in the air.  Something was up….

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Two minutes later the four male lions got up and walked straight past the Land Rovers.  Suddenly, like a flash, one male set off at speed into the dense bush amidst rampant thunders of aggression.  Seconds later, the remaining three members of the coalition were by his side, forcing themselves onto his quarry, delighting in the savage violence they could inflict on the lone hyena....
There was nothing particularly unusual about this interaction between the 4 males and the hyena.  Male lions have an intense loathing for hyenas and typically act aggressively towards them.  Whether this is to secure their territory for the safety of the pride, for fun or simply as a revenge from earlier incidents is all debatable.


What I found to be fascinating about this interaction was the unbridled aggression that these dominant males displayed towards the hyena.  Merciless, demonstrative and intensely aggressive, the Majingilane Males look as though they are out to prove a point.  And whatever that point is, every lion, leopard and hyena in the are should take note.  The longer these Majingilanes move through their newly acquired territory, enforcing their rule, the longer they are going to here to stay!"

And this is the video and some images in it of the lads killing that hyena, back when they were still young.

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