Lions of Sabi Sands

[Rui Ferreira]

(08-29-2024, 07:11 PM)Robot00 Wrote:

(08-29-2024, 02:06 PM)KM600 Wrote:

To me his life story is the biggest what if. He is a such big stocky guy. If he had a mane like his torchwood brother he'd be massive and fierce looking like the pcm.

The what if part is, what if his styx boy had not passed because of a stupid freak accident. The styx boy seemed quite big too, he had a nice mane like torchwood. If he was still around he'd be aggressor and muscle leading this lover boy Nkuhuma controlling lands and prides.

Unfortunately reality has not been kind for this loverboy in term of stability and king hood

I mean he still has plenty to live, you can also see his life history so far as a breath of fresh air from all the lions historys we got like: 
"Born into a pride, around 2 to 4 leave the pride, become nomadic and become a dominant male of one or more prides at the age of 5 to 9 sire some cubs but than a coalition of lions come and dethrone him etc..."
He is living a quite good life in general terms, he never seems to be beaten up, always in good shape, making bonds with many lions around the reserve and mating with some lionesses here and there
Its not just by luck that he reached this age ( what % of lions even reach 8 years old ?) and still we can see him become territorial and take a pride for himself due to him always being in good shape and not injured plus being a big boy
His half brothers the Kambulas are somewhat like that too they dont seem in a rush to take a pride and become territorial, they seem to rather live and alternative lifestyle than we are used to wild male lions 
And there is nothing wrong with that ( not saying you claimed that ) it just different lions with different personalities giving us different historys because in the end of the day the only thing they have to prove something to is themselfs
To sumarize I dont think his story is anywhere near to finishing, he can still do in 3/4 years what dominant males couldnt in 6/7 years Reply