Lions of Southeast Africa (including Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique and Zambia)

[Cath2020]

(01-19-2023, 12:14 AM)BA0701 Wrote:

(01-18-2023, 11:07 PM)DARK MANE Wrote: Oldest living lion loonkito was seen 5 days ago. He is a few months shy to 19.

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I read on this site that he was born in 2003, which would make him 20 this year. Not that one year would make much of a difference when talking about a 19-20 year old wild living lion. What makes his age so astonishing, outside of the normal age range of male lions, is that he was involved in what is very likely  the most brutal fight between two lions I have seen, ever. His face was a total wreck in the aftermath, and that battle was very long and drawn out. In fact, when I first saw the video, I opined that it would be difficult for either lion to have survived, and yet here he is now, the oldest living male lion, Amazing stuff!

https://kruger-national-park.fandom.com/wiki/Loonkito

I wouldn't trust the dates on this site.  It listed one of the 3 Graces in the Marsh Pride as being born in 2003, when that is not what we all know to be true.  There are other inconsistencies, too.

https://bigcat.fandom.com/wiki/Marsh_Pride Reply