N'waswitshaka males

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(04-20-2022, 08:53 PM)1ofCourage Wrote:

(04-20-2022, 07:59 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(04-20-2022, 07:31 PM)1ofCourage Wrote: I guess it depends on a lot of factors.  Lions can be heartless and indifferent too, as they say, yet there are exceptions.  I was just sensing a lot of negativity in the posts and although these people know their lions very well, I hold out hope until the end for my own sake. 
Lion-watching is definitely not for the faint of heart because the truth may be a bitter pill.

Its not negativity, lion (animal) world in general is brutal, "fairly tails" and "happy end" stories are very rare.

Lions act on instinct, they first care for themselves for survival, they dont have rational or logic thinking like we humans. 

Idk about that "Lady Liuwa" lioness, i didnt see it, but is that raw footage or documentary?? Documentaries can be edited and missleading for drama pourposes, or if it is true, then is very, i mean very rare case and i have never encountered something like that, that 1 lion brings another food.

You know what?  It is negative to see the worst outcome in every situation.  I understand the rationale part you said, be we are not lions, so we can reason with a look toward more of the possibilities.  
Lions rely on instinct for sure, but it's not always predictable either. 

Lady Liuwa was raw footage, eye witnesses and a documentary.  I have no reason to edit it more myself, so I just accept what they said about what happened.

Lionesses provide others with food.  That's what they do, and sometimes they even appear like they care for each other.
For example, male lions letting only the cubs eat, females dropping a kill off for a pride member, and members of different prides working together.  It's all happened.


Fairy tales? No. Happy endings? Yes. And it's not common, but that's why we are amazed.
See the meal left for an injured male lion below?  It's just what was needed.

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Very interesting discussion.

I would like to add that although Tr1x24 is right about animals acting on instincts, I believe we humans underestimate animals because I have seen animal behaviors going beyond instincts such as Liuwa lioness, Makhulu, Notch among felines and without mention other species.
Therefore, I would not be surprised if in the future, it is determined that animals have a little more than pure instinct but of course nothing like human intelligence. Since our communication with them is so poor, our comprehension of animal behavior remains like an iceberg. Reply