Coalitions of Kruger National Park

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(11-23-2023, 02:22 PM)Robot00 Wrote:

(11-23-2023, 12:04 PM)Brahimlegend Wrote: 1/3 Imbali males recently. They are sons of the 2 Mluwati males. They have recently taken over Leeupan pride that was ruled previously by the 3 Torchwood/Fourways males.
Credit: Private Kruger Safaris

Was it a pride take over or did the old coalition abandoned the pride?

They were stretched too thin between 3 prides, so they had to abandon the Leeupan Pride in the end which was over 30 km. away at least.  I checked some older posts and saw a pic of a couple of nice-looking older male subs of the Torchwood/Fourways Males back in Sept. 22' and they were already looking well developed for their age!  Similar to how the Nkuhuma Breakaway Male looks.  I imagine that they'd already be well on their way to independence by the time the takeover began around fall of this year.  In fact, I think that most of their offspring in the Leeupan Pride were born from late 20' to middle/late 21', so the majority of them were of age by the time the 3 males left.  I don't think they were prematurely abandoned. 

Hopefully, they can raise another generation or two with their newer prides before they get too old to defend the cubs.  The Torchwood Male will turn 10 around Jan. of next year, and his partners could be of a similar age.  They might just be able to be dominant for another couple of years.  They all still look pretty good, though the Torchwood Male was seen with a limp and looking quite thin of late.  That might also be because he could have been mating a lot, so....  And I haven't seen him actually limping in any videos. Reply