Lions of Sabi Sands

[Salman B.A.M]

(07-20-2024, 01:03 PM)KM600 Wrote: The one good thing is that they haven’t lost a member despite taking numerous beatings. As long as they are a coalition of 4, they’re always gonna have a chance of being dominant, pride males. I think ppl are just overreacting. 

@Ngonya you're right they might never be as formidable as their bloodline, they certainly aren’t right now, but I don’t necessarily see that as a bad thing. Everyone wants their favourite male lions to be the biggest, strongest, control the most prides etc.. it’s not realistic. If these kind of lions were so common, we wouldn’t have so many ppl that still interact on the Mapogo story, following their bloodline. 

The Northern Avocas were strong but nowhere near as formidable as these same legendary coalitions albeit u could argue that was partly due to only being 3 members at their peak compared to others being a coalition of 5 / 6. Look at how successful they’ve become. I, personally, couldn’t care if these boys didn’t become the strongest lions in the area as they don’t need to be in order to control a pride, they just need to show willingness to fight. Them being a coalition of 4, by itself, would make rival males think twice about challenging them.

I agree. In all honesty, they dont have to please me or anyone else to live their lives. As long as they live a long life, even with defeats, that in and of itself will be legendary. how many great coalitions have lost their partners and become nomads and died due to hunger and by being aloof? At least these boys remain together, and I dare say, I hope they will learn from these defeats. But being a fanboi myself, these boys look so gigantic even Infront of RRD male, that its disappointing they did not give him a whopping or even killed him. I remember a time when guides claimed RRD and Dark Mane Avoca were the biggest in the reserve, and these boys come along and make RRD male look malnourished. So, somethingz gotta give, either they learn things quickly, or unfortunately our feeds will be filled with bad news one after another. Reply