(03-23-2024, 04:34 AM)BA0701 Wrote:

(03-22-2024, 11:33 PM)Duco Ndona Wrote: Stability is very important for a pride and male lions are crucial for that

I agree with that comment entirely. Sadly, given what we know to this point, if opportunity presents itself, male lions are going to roam the moment females in their current pride are no longer receptive. PCM have left the Mangheni for extended periods, and I don't recall the last time they hung with their cubs with the Nkuhumas. For quite some time, strangely enough, the pride that they seemed to spend the most time with seemed to be the Ximungwes, the one pride with the least opportunity for mating.

I wish it was natural for male lions to be more like the Ross Males, because of that very stability that is so necessary for the cub's well being, and even they wandered to the Breakways, though the Birmingham Pride did have large numbers of lionesses, and like with the Kambulas, there is enough lionesses to keep two males occupied fairly well.

Point I am making is just that I am not sure we can blame male lions for the loss of cubs, when they are only doing what seems to come natural to them, especially when it comes as the result of their own demise. There are a lot of things in the lion world that I, personally, wish happened differently, and OM's final night on Earth is one of the ones at the very top of that list. While there are many lions who are not very good fathers, in the treatment of their cubs, there are many others who are the exact opposite, and are wonderful fathers, and I believe he was one of those as well. I also believe the PCM are wonderful fathers as well, though they might be away longer than many of us would like, due to their responsibilities elsewhere, when they are present they treat their cubs very well, and always seem really tolerant.

(05-31-2024, 04:00 PM)NLAL11 Wrote: The Mhangheni pride on Londolozi.

(05-31-2024, 04:36 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(05-31-2024, 04:00 PM)NLAL11 Wrote: The Mhangheni pride on Londolozi.

Age is starting to show on 2 old girls.

They are last 2 lions in Sabi Sands born pre 2010.

Also Tinya looks massive, I wonder how she would stack vs her half-sister, K6 female.

Tinya is last cub who made to adulthood, and she is 6 yrs old.

This generations of cubs is very important for Mhangenis.

(05-31-2024, 08:37 PM)Mapokser Wrote: Mothers have been doing an amazing job.

It's all up to the PCM, if they don't abandon them and can defend the territory, then the cubs will have a good chance.

Edit: White Dot is still alive and in good shape, and was born in 2006-07, being way over 2 years older than Manghenis so hopefully the 2 old Manghenis can keep going strong till all the cubs can at least reach independence and start helping the mothers hunt.