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She definitely won't be around the males a lot once they look for larger prides, regardless if she has any litters from them. Best thing for her is to hang as close to their territory as possible, while avoiding any prides they take over....a very careful balancing act that is risky, but at this point, it's better to have cubs from a larger coalition as a lone lioness. Their siring any future cubs of hers would be the absolute best choice she could make, since there are FOUR healthy young males just starting out in their prime, about to take over pride(s). They could potentially secure a territory for at least 3-5 years, barring a disaster.