Plains Camp males

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(10-16-2023, 03:18 PM)BigLion39 Wrote: Just something I've noticed and curious about. As we call male lions and coalitions  their natal pride followed by "Boys" we also call them by the name of the pride they take over followed by "males". It is well known on the lion world to do this. So my question.... why does everyone call them PC "males"?  Its clearly a wrong name to describe them. They should be called Plains Camp "Boys". Just my observation, probably not the most important thing anyone thinks of. Ill continue to calle them PC "Boys" tho.

As @Rabubi said, 'males' and 'boys' are interchangeable, though it's almost always 'males'. The only coalition I'm familiar with being regularly called boys are the Birmingham Boys (BBoys), probably because it creates a nice bit of alliteration. The Kambula males sometimes get called the Kambula Boys, most likely because it's a callback to their fathers, the BBoys. Personally I hope it sticks. Males get named after the local area or the pride they become dominant of when the rangers/reserve don't know their natal pride, and therefore need some name to refer to them with. Reply