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Its probably more that it is very difficult for another lion to safely catch and kill another adult lion without risk. So a lot of time lions just manage to escape or are left off the hook by what the attackers believe is decisive damage. If this lion then has a support network to care for him during his recovery or is not hurt enough to prevent hunting, he then stands a chance of survival.
Dreadlocks was very lucky. Uboso was simply to far gone to survive. Despite the care of prides and his brothers, he still succombed to his wounds months later. Nhenha was a goner the moment he got grabbed. It just took a few weeks for him to expire. But every lion there already wrote him off the days after the fight.
As for Skorro. He is all alone there and insist on going after the Ximhungwes. Once the PCmales grab him good, its going to be either over. Or he will survive and become even more dependent on the Ximhungwes. Making it more likely the PCmales finish him off later.