Nkuhuma Pride

[WildLeonis]

Sad news about Purple Eye. She wasn’t terribly old for a 10 year old lioness. As I understand they can live up to 14-15 years in the wild. I think she could’ve lived longer being that she was a lioness and doesn’t have the challenges of the male lions, but the wild always brings many dangers. Which means lifespan can really depend on the luck of the draw. Sounds like the injury she sustained and an illness is what ultimately did her in. 

One of my favorite sightings of Purple Eye was back in 2019 when Tristian found her casually walking down the road with one of her and Amber Eye’s rambunctious cubs. Their energy was like two toddlers running about the house getting into everything. Lol. And PE was the epitome of calm I’m guessing due to her temperament and experience as a mother. It was also cool to hear Tristian speculate how lionesses know when cubs are missing and how it’s decided who goes to get them if there is a pride of lionesses with multiple cubs. It was a great sighting. 

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