Styx Pride

[Duco Ndona]

They attack hyenas becouse they are competive for food and have learned from a young age that hyenas are to be hated. This happens regardless if they are nomadic or with a pride and cubs. 

A male lion may intervene if they are present. But even that depends on how the fight unfolded and who they favour. They can just as easily decide to stay on the sidelines and just watch their own cubs being killed. Or pick a side and help kill the lioness. 

Ultimately they are not going out of their way to prevent conflicts like this or the prides from interacting. They dont ban the pride from entering an area they known another lioness is denning or tell the pride to leave a lioness alone. They dont police the lionesses and when they are on patrol, which they often are, simply have no clue what the pride is doing at the time. 

The Gijima males were doing exactly what they were supposed to do. Patrolling and protecting their territory. And not hanging out with the pride to prevent drama like this. Reply