(10-22-2020, 11:07 PM)Brahimlegend Wrote: That’s good it’s what him and Mazino would always do. Teach him to fight

(10-22-2020, 11:03 PM)BA0701 Wrote: Sounds like another Notch type story is developing.

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(10-22-2020, 10:53 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: Big Boy Charleston male seen recently.
Male lion on the S65. He was seen with a lioness (seems like she is blind in the one eye) and a cub. They were later joined by a younger male after a series of roars and contact calling between the lioness and the young male, which I can only guess must be from a previous litter and this male is most probably the father. But this older male did not welcome the presence of the younger male and kept moving in between him and the lioness and at one stage got into a brief "scuffle" with one another
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Sounds like another Notch type story is developing.

(10-22-2020, 11:29 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(10-22-2020, 11:03 PM)BA0701 Wrote: Sounds like another Notch type story is developing.

Its too early to tell, he might just oust the young male out of the pride, thats more likely to happen..

Father and son partnering usually happens when takeover happens, when both father and young males get ousted by other males, then they go nomadic and form a coalition..

But can we appreciate how massive territory Big Boy has as a lone male, he was seen with a lioness all the way at Numbi Gate just week or so ago, and now on s65:

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And all north of that to the fences is pretty much his territory, except area close to Phabeni Gate, where Blondie Fourways male with 1 male was seen recently.. But thats massive territory, he prob controls multiple prides on that area..

(10-22-2020, 11:29 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(10-22-2020, 11:03 PM)BA0701 Wrote: Sounds like another Notch type story is developing.

Its too early to tell, he might just oust the young male out of the pride, thats more likely to happen..

Father and son partnering usually happens when takeover happens, when both father and young males get ousted by other males, then they go nomadic and form a coalition..

But can we appreciate how massive territory Big Boy has as a lone male, he was seen with a lioness all the way at Numbi Gate just week or so ago, and now on s65:

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And all north of that to the fences is pretty much his territory, except area close to Phabeni Gate, where Blondie Fourways male with 1 male was seen recently.. But thats massive territory, he prob controls multiple prides on that area..

(10-22-2020, 11:37 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: That's a really big area for a lone dominant male... But the question is. For how many time he will dominates that area? He is getting older and his prime is passing quickly. A lot of young males can will wandering for his territory. Being a lone dominant male in now onwards he really has a hard work to do on a way

(10-22-2020, 11:56 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(10-22-2020, 11:37 PM)TinoArmando Wrote: That's a really big area for a lone dominant male... But the question is. For how many time he will dominates that area? He is getting older and his prime is passing quickly. A lot of young males can will wandering for his territory. Being a lone dominant male in now onwards he really has a hard work to do on a way

Good thing with such a large territory is that he can pretty much give up big portion off it if the rival males invade him, and he will still have enough territory for himself..

His territory looks to be big as almost half a Sabi Sands or atleast as whole MalaMala, now compare that to idk Othawa male territory who has prob 1/4 territory as Big Boy, and still operates fine with that territory.. 

So Big Boy doesnt need to have such a big territory, and if the invaders came, he still has a option to "shrink" his territory..

But knowing Big Boy he will prob fight hehe..

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