Lions of Sabi Sands

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(12-12-2023, 06:52 AM)Mapokser Wrote: As for Ximhungwe, I feel for her, but she's not that old, she'll only turn 12 next year.

Now that it seems the Kambulas are settling in the North, the biggest threat to the PCM will probably be removed at least for now, and if the NK + Mohawk are ousted to Kruger, things will look pretty good for the PCM as long as they are not so unlucky to go down due to some hunting accident or disease. I also doubt the PCM will ever leave this territory. They'll probably get 3 new females to mate with ( Ridge Nose & Othawas ) in the next year, and in the next one they'll have the 3 younger Manghenis again.

It's a huge territory too, they have no reason to leave.

I felt bad for the cub that was lost, but maybe in the long run this will be more beneficial for the pride, as it allows the female to maybe have a bigger litter next time.

This seems heavily reliant on Kambula males taking over Nkuhuma Pride in the North and ousting both BDMs plus Nkuhuma males with Mohawk and sending them away from Sabi Sands. Even then u still have Talamati males, Skorro Orpen and Nkuhuma Male - not saying these males will necessarily be successful in ousting PCMs within the next year or so but they would be an immediate threat for the cubs born and could even attract some of the females.  And that’s just a few males who are within the area, there’s bound to be a few new coalitions that will enter Sabi Sand within this space of time. Reply