Avoca Male Lions and Their Male Lineage

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(08-24-2023, 03:37 AM)Gavskrr Wrote:

(08-24-2023, 02:55 AM)KM600 Wrote:

(08-24-2023, 02:41 AM)Gavskrr Wrote: It was disclosed in a group, information coming from a forest ranger, that the injuries to the southern avocado came from a possible confrontation with kambulas over buffalo carcass. Your brother hasn't been seen around. It must be the first time I've seen southern avocas separated like this, considering there weren't that many sightings. This is worrying and a very bad sign.

Out of all the possible scenarios, this doesn’t seem as bad as you’d think. Very unlikely that the other Southern Avoca was seriously injured over the right to a carcass. I’ve seen cubs get fatally wounded when two prides have been on the same kill, but I’ve never seen such interactions between males. Normally, they’ll just do as much damage as need be in order to control the kill, after that they don’t much care for the other males. They prioritise food over fighting and finishing their opponents.

in fact I highly doubt that the missing male was involved in this event, according to the ranger's report he was not seen nearby, apparently they have not been seen together for a week. So looking at this scenario I would say that something happened a  time ago and that led the male avoca to wander alone and end up bumping into kambulas that inflicted these injuries on him.

If they have been apart for that long, that is disconcerting for sure. As has been mentioned, I have not seen those two apart, certainly not for that length of time. It is the bush, and sometimes things happen, but even if they had somehow gotten separated temporarily I would imagine them having gotten back together by now. Reply