Lions of Sabi Sands

[KM600]

(09-08-2024, 11:28 PM)MrLoesoe Wrote:

(09-08-2024, 09:37 PM)KM600 Wrote:

(09-08-2024, 09:30 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: NK and Talamati in the north:

Khanya looks crazy tall next to that vehicle, he must be a similar height to Dark Mane now, even as a young subadult he wasn’t far off him along with his brother. Anyways these boys move around a LOT.

Yeah I noticed that too. He's really tall. NK is bulky but Khanya seems much taller (as in, height from the ground). You can also see it in the video of Khanya vs Southern Black Dam male stand-off. 

I remember I read on this forum about a brother Khanya had that was even taller/bigger than him. Is that true? How did the brother (was he also a Dark Mane son?) die?

It was never confirmed he died, but yes he had two brothers, one disappeared when S8 was beginning to form a split in the Talamati Pride, years ago, and the other went missing last December. Both brothers were chased by the Gijima males into Kruger National Park but only Khanya returned. His remains have never been found but Gijimas have always been primary suspects for the disappearance. To answer ur question, his brother Dzwihala / older Talamati, was bigger than him for sure, not so much height wise as they were very similar but he was more robust and just a more complete male. Just imagine Khanya with much more muscle and a more complete mane and voila, that’s his brother. Both brothers are believed to be sired by Dark Mane. 
Follow the link to this page and after scrolling down a bit you’ll see a post that contains photos of both brothers together so u can see the size difference. 
https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-talamati-msutlu-pride?page=6 Reply