History's most brutal killers, the Majingilane Male Lions

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The interesting resume history of majingilane control over styx pride
   

The came of the Manyelethi Males initially bring more disaster for the Styx Pride. The Manyelethi Males ousted the Mlowathi Males, and set about the grizzly task of taking control over the Styx Pride. They killed another two of the sub adult females and the lead female in the pride. The Styx Pride was now reduced to three adult females, one sub adult female and one sub adult male by mid 2010.
  In January 2011, the third oldest lioness  produced four cubs with the Manyelethi Males, and by mid 2011 we saw all four females mating with the Manyelethi Males. At this point, the young male member of the pride left and was killed soon thereafter. ( later we know that the young nomadic styx male sired by roller coaster male was not killed by majingilanes.  He broken his leg hunting buffalo by his own and starving to death in some weeks.)
   The Manyelethi Males were solidly in control and content in pursuing the growth of their own bloodline with the lionesses. the youngest lioness produced a litter of three which were found on Tlebe Rocks in late September. The youngsters did well until all three were killed during the early parts of 2013. Possible cause of the death was either Manyelethi Males due to their lack of time spent with the cubs. The lions continue to have little or no interaction with the Manyelethi Male coalition. The sub adults run away at any sign of the coalition’s presence and the lionesses have been reported mating with another male coalition in Gowrie. (Now we know that this unknown male in fact was the sizanani male. )
The competitive relationship that has developed between the Styx Pride and the Manyelethi Males should cool once the sub adult males are forced away from the pride, and once the adult females are mature enough to enter oestrus. At that point the Styx Pride will consist of four adult females who should return under the Manyelethi Males’ reign.
  Some months after that the majingilanes (manyelethi males) went to west to never more come back to the styx pride. The styx males were chased away by matimbas and the young daughter of sizanani killed by bboys. In the real lions life there is no happy end. 
   
The pics were taken in july 4 of 2013. The last time when majingis were sighted as styx pride dominant males. In the pics we have Hip scar, dark mane and scar nose. Golden mane joined them  and then they just crossed the river forever.

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