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10-29-2022, 02:04 PM( This post was last modified: 10-29-2022, 02:07 PM by Tr1x24 )
(10-29-2022, 12:12 PM)BigLion39 Wrote: How many HP males are there? Were they all sired by Shishangeni? And what happened did they all get separated?
5 or 6, 4 older and 2 younger, its unknown if 1 of 4 older, who went missing, is now 1 of 2 younger, as 1/2 younger is a bit older, so it might be 5 males in total and not 6.
Basically, older ones went nomadic towards late 2020, they somehow split, and "cheek doted" male joined S28 males in 2021, his 3 older brothers where presumed missing at this point, and 2 younger ones where still with HP pride (as i said, 1 might have been moving between 2 groups).
Then smudge nosed and light maned appeared in Mjejane reserve and ousted Mo in 2022.
2 younger who stayed with natal pride, are now nomads for quite some time already, although not sure about their status, recently only older of the 2 was seen near Gomondwanes territory.
Younger male might be the male who got a beating by Gomondwanes month or so a go (it was posted here), not sure if he survived.
Yeah basically what Tr1x24 said 4 older ones, 2 rule mjejane and 1 is 1/4 Makhohlola males now. Then they have 2 slightly younger bros who are nomadic. And they have 3 sub younger brothers though only one seen lately alive for sure. There was younger cub/subs but they maybe killed lately.
Great take on male lions coalitions, and why usually bigger coalitions (4+ males) who control big territory, are not so successful in raising their offspring to adulthood as smaller coalitions like 2-3 males :
(10-30-2022, 07:40 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Great take on male lions coalitions, and why usually bigger coalitions (4+ males) who control big territory, are not so successful in raising their offspring to adulthood as smaller coalitions like 2-3 males :
(10-31-2022, 07:59 AM)sik94 Wrote: Apparently the lighter maned Forways Matshpiri has heterochromia(different colored eyes). Found a post about it on Fb. Cool stuff.