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(09-18-2023, 09:05 PM)Cath2020 Wrote: I think it was a male sub they ate and killed....as well as one of the older Rollercoaster Daughters.
There is no RC daughters, 2 oldest females are sired by Toulons.
I think its still unknown which of the 4 (5, as 2019 female is pretty much adult now at 4 yrs of age) adult females where killed.
Here is the latest sighting of SR subs near Skukuza 1 month ago :
I counted 10 members, including the small cub which was now killed (poor thing couldnt outrun them i guess).
Looks like no adult female with them.
So there should be 9 remaining subs, of which i definetly see 2 males (closest to the camera).
Majority of them are over 2 yrs old, so if they can avoid Nkulus, they could reach maturity, but more loses are prob inevitable.
This is very similar to 2019 S.Avocas takeover, 8-10 Mantimahle sired subs become nomadic at around same age, only 2 females succeeded (well, 2 males aswell, but they disappeared in Kruger at the age of 4).
My bad. I was confusing them with another pride... They are sired by the Toulons, while the one sired by the Rollarcoaster males was one of the Styx lionesses.