Mangheni Pride

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(08-05-2024, 08:21 PM)Duco Ndona Wrote: I think what most likely happened is that the presence of Nym, Khanya and Tumbella spooked the pride to move east and eventually in the borderlands between them and the Kambulas, where the two groups eventually clashed.

There was no direct involvement from the males. 
Which then after spooking the pride were free to move further west. Perhaps even completely unaware they were close to the pride.

Of course, we are free to speculate all we like, after all that is what happens when following something as dynamic as wild creatures. But, until someone can show me a video of the Mangheni being "spooked" by Skorro Jr, or even in the slightest bit uneasy, then I am not buying it. He has literally been filmed sleeping amongst them, eating with them, and they seemed totally at ease with his presence. They even allowed the cubs to eat right beside him, and the two adults who were present, and they were not even watching him closely. To be honest, I have not even seen a video that shows him being with NYM and Khanya, except for a collage video of clips that showed all three individually. I don't know if those two are involved at all, or not, but even if they were, I do not believe Tumbela was working with them, if anything he was running from them, as has also been reported. What is being said about this being a clash between Manghenis and Kambulas, which was the original report that started it all to begin with, is the one that makes the most sense, especially with NYM and Khanya having been seen in WS on the same day this occurred. Did they spook the Mangheni, causing them to move into Kambula territory, who knows, but if they did, as you stated, it was likely unintentional. Reply