The Tumbela Coalition

[Rui Ferreira]

(07-17-2024, 05:12 AM)Cath2020 Wrote:

(07-16-2024, 03:41 AM)Rui Ferreira Wrote:

(07-16-2024, 02:26 AM)Cath2020 Wrote: Very sad to see the Tumbela Male not flourishing after the death of his partners.  He almost 'gave up' to some extent, choosing to stay in territory already taken over by other males and not moving forward.  I was hoping that he'd start to live again after the death of Blondie Tumbela...or at least move on after a few months.  However, it's been years now, and it's safe to say that he has now almost deteriorated to the point of no return.  He would need a miracle to turn around his state of health.

I wouldn´t count him out yet, he if gets a good coalition partner and move on to a place without dominant males maybe he can continue his story that so far has been quite sad but hey he is not an unsuccessful lion at all, his two girls are almost at an age where they´ll start to breed and keep his legacy alive, I do hope he can recover from this, I might be wrong on this but isnt he sired by Sizanani? If it is maybe beating the odds might be in his blood aswell lol

He's most likely Skorro Thandi Impi's son based on sheer looks.... And based on the timeline of his mating with the now deceased Othawa Lionesses, his partners also most likely sired the 2 surviving females since they are from the lioness that mated with the coalition almost right away after they took over the pride.  He was not the dominant one and mated less frequently with Sassy (the younger of the adult lionesses) than did Scar Eye and even Blondie Tumbela.  The darker sub looks just like Scar Eye when he was a sub.  The other one is lighter and her snout/shape of the face is much more like the lankier Blondie Tumbela.  Of course, no DNA was done, but Skorro Jr. is like their father, much like HB was the father of Gingerella and her brothers (though probably not biologically, as his partner Ginger mated more frequently with their mother, and they favor him, too).  

In fact, I suspect he has some idea they are more likely his partners' daughters because lions know with which lionesses they mated the most frequently vs. how often their brothers do, and we see he still acts paternally and used to look over them in the past more often.  He obviously misses his previous partners and they are his last link to them, but unfortunately, he is not helping his own bloodline.  His paternal half-brother Ncile will likely be more successful personally if he and Mandevu can sire cubs soon.  These lions are the only sons of Skorro Thandi Impi that will continue his bloodline.

First Thank you for your comment I love these details, Im sorry I just couldn´t understand something. When you say " the only sons of Skorro Thandi Impi that will continue his bloodline" you are referring only to male lions right? because at this point every Ottawa cub will be descendant of him, no? Reply