Talamati/Msutlu Pride

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(06-13-2024, 03:08 PM)KM600 Wrote:

(06-11-2024, 03:12 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: Tiyelele was once again seen accompanied by only the S8 son yet again.   There is increasing concern that the S8 daughter may no longer be with us.   It’s now been several weeks since she has been sighted.

This once again puts into perspective how difficult it can be for a solo male lion to be successful. After they die it’s not like the pride falls into good hands - S8 didn’t have a partner who could step up and ‘weather the storm’ kinda like Blondie did with Mohawk. Obviously thousands of other cases too. If that same solo male doesn’t hold his territory long enough to the point his offspring have already reached independence, then most / all of them will certainly succumb to death and all of it would’ve been for nothing. This ofcourse takes nothing away from the greatness of S8 or other males in similar cases.

Timing and luck is everything. Dark Mane's death, while tragic and difficult to watch, was at least well-timed in regards to his offspring. Blondie's death was also slightly better timed (than S8's death), as things did change after he died, but the subs were old enough. And luck was just not kind to the Talamatis. It's not like the 2/3 of the lionesses were even killed by other lions, like with the Othawas. If they hadn't suddenly died, for reasons we still don't really know, then things might have gone differently.

I'll still hold out hope that she turns up, but it's not looking good. Reply