Kambula/Ntsevu males

[Duco Ndona]

I agree ultimately its up to Panthera, the guides and reserves. But its fun to speculate on our end.

We have to keep in mind though that we are one of the bigger more influential communities. So we should not populairise names like Kittypaws or anything else disrespectfull.
I think if we were to start seriously naming animals, these should be some rules for it.

1. Be original. 
We have enough Darkmanes and Mohawks as it is.

2. Avoid popular culture unless the referense makes somewhat sense. 
So no Simba or Scar unless their lives oddly mimic their fictional counterparts. 

3. Be descriptive. Dont just pull some random cool words from a dictionary but pick something fitting to the animal. 

4. Try to if possible use words and names from Zulu or or the local native languages. 
Dutch should not be used unless lifting names from local landmarks in afrikaans.
English however should be fine. 

5. No generational names like X jr.
These arecanimals in their right. Not continuations of some others story. The only exception is naming a new pride after its founding lioness.

6. No kings or princes.
Its so overused it became an empty uninspired title that a lion often gets when there is not any real accomplishment to celebrate.
Its also a pretty western invention as local traditions place far more importance to the Leopard as king of animals etc. Reply