Plains Camp Males

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(05-22-2024, 01:34 AM)RookiePundit Wrote:

(05-22-2024, 12:20 AM)NLAL11 Wrote:

(05-21-2024, 10:10 PM)Mapokser Wrote: @NLAL11 Old females have turned 15 already.

The hope is that even if the PCM take over the NK pride, they don't abandon Manghenis and also don't get killed by Kambulas or other coalitions. Then if the 2 OG females can survive in good form for one more year, the burden on the 3 younger females will be much smaller as the cubs, being 2yo now, will be able to hunt too.

I don't think things will necessarily be better for the Mhangenis when the cubs are 2 year old subs. If I remember correctly the M 12 were abandoned when they were subs, not cubs. 2 year olds can hunt, if they need to, but I don't think they participate in hunts that much if they're part of a bigger pride and have a few lionesses to bring down the prey. And yet, as they get bigger, their appetites grow. So they don't necessarily add anything to the hunts, but demand more and more food.

If the older girls were to last one more year, and say died a year from now, I think that would (will) put a huge burden on the three younger lionesses, just as things were reaching a critical point. And if the PC males have gone?...

The significnant issue was also that males:females ratio of the 12 was 9:3 iirc. 9 subadult males to feed will put pressure on any pride. Not sure what's the ration of the current cubs, afaik Kambula cubs sex ratio is allegedly skewed heavily towards more males.

The Mhangeni pride has 5 males and 5 females cubs. Looks like that the Plains Camp males probably have realized there's power vacuum in the north i.e. no resident pride males, which it's why they have been spending time up there lately. But hopefully they will return to the west soon to reassure their prides. Reply