Styx Pride

[Mapokser]

@Tr1x24 Sorry but are you saying males don't care or protect their offspring?

How is this a myth? Their goal is to spread their genes, they take over new prides in hope of siring more cubs and therefore having a bigger chance of spreading their genes. They aren't smart enough or have the awareness that this strategy isn't always the best, they are simple animals, in their head mating more will increase their chances. However we see big coalitions splitting to protect multiple prides.

The notion males have no instincts to defend their offspring makes absolutely no sense.

Is this male carrying the cub on his mouth defending his territory or worried about the cub's safety?

https://youtube.com/shorts/t4rFHylZ2ys?feature=share

Is this male warning the pride female after she got aggressive with the cub him worried about his territory?

https://youtu.be/ZshCfoFcvfg

Is this male chasing the female away from the kill and only allowing his cubs to eat, him defending the territory and not worried about his offspring's growth?

https://youtu.be/BPSWunb9vcQ 

Which by the way is a common behavior, males will often allow young cubs to eat first with them so they can grow strong, and they become less tolerant when the cubs grows bigger since they are not so vulnerable anymore.

Is this male blatantly defending his 2 subadults sons from his other pride him defending his territory? At 3:45 

https://youtu.be/dpjFS6Fl3_A

Edit: I almost forgot about Mapogos protecting the cub from Mr.T:

https://youtu.be/S6prLdjyLtU

Surely they weren't defending their territory from him, but the cub in particular.

The connection and relationship between females and cubs are obviously different from that of male and cubs, but to say males don't care or defend their offspring is completely incorrect and doesn't make sense in an evolutionary sense. Reply