History's most brutal killers, the Majingilane Male Lions

[Tshokwane]

Thank you @sanjay for posting about the confrontation, I was about to do the same.

I think one thing to note is that not always lions fight to the death, in fact they try to avoid it if they can. That is a grave misconception that leads some to think of them as some cat diety, when they're just animals.
That's why in the article it was noted this:
"I suppose two ageing coalitions that are both at a stage in their lives in which they are looking to do little more than consolidate territory cannot afford to be taking unnecessary risks. Nothing was really at stake here. It was simply a case of firm territorial lines being drawn in the sand."

I don't think the Majingilane really want Londolozi back. I think they rather want the Matimbas away from the territorial border they share. And they have the means to do it if they want. One of the comments below the article said:
Those Matimba were noticeably (wisely) silent when the 4th member of the Majinge’s was in the Sands a few weeks ago!

At the end of the day, this is a numbers game. And the Majingilane have the numbers.

The boys after the confrontation, pic credits to Thomas Majewski

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