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RE: Nkuhlu males - RookiePundit - 02-02-2025
(Yesterday, 08:11 AM)Mapokser Wrote: One of them, I believe #5 with the big mane, is almost always in good condition and barely limps ( though sometimes he is skinny ), the other 2 yeah, their condition is very inconsistent.
Still, if it's their condition holding them back, it's not a bad thing for the local dynamics, for now it's better for Ndhzengas and Gijima to remain in power.
But 1, 2 years from now if Nkuhlu were to oust the old Ndhzengas, it could be a good thing as they'd have the numbers to control that area, and the Kambula pride will have its new generation ready to accept new males.
I agree. For Nkhulus specifically, if they manage to have cubs just with Sand River pride, it is sort of waste of a reproductive potential of such a big coalition, on the other hand with their relatives Plain Camps and Mantimahles 2.0 doing well in Sabi Sands or adjacent area and their Mantimahle fathers being successful all around, it is not entirely bad for the genetically diversity of the population if Nkhulu would be underachievers (mostly due to circumstances beyond their reach aka health issues and subsequent impact) - although at first glance, Mantimahle progeny seems to inherit a lot of desirable "strong" genes at least of the physical appearance kind, not bad to spread out, unless there are some detrimental that would spread with it. Worth noting PCM don't have a great record with their cubs survival beyond Ximhungwe pride (and Nkuhuma Breakaways duo, which is more thanks to Ridge Nose anyway), but they still monopolize reproduction capacities of multiple prides on the territory their control, hopefully next generation of Mantimahle dscendants in Sabi Sands will deisperse in different directions rather than mate with each other.
And ofc we all would like it if takeovers would happen at times in between generations of litters, so the sub-adults can move on and ideally no cubs would be casualtiesv - sort of like Ndzhengas took over Kambulas for the most part - so it would be great if Gijimas would hold off Nkhulus for few years more for sure.