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It'll be more interesting to see, I think, how the future coalitions native to Sabi Sands will develop as the next generation, assuming they'll survive to that point.
As of right now we have:
3,5yo Styx male who recently is looking impressive, he's solo.
3yo Nkuhuma young male who has no brothers.
2,5yo huge NK Breakaway sub who has no brothers as well.
Then there're 9 Kambula male subs, some close to 2yo, if nothing drastic happens, it'll be tough for everybody else to compete with them when the time comes.
Then you have 3 Manghenis, 2/3 1,5yo and one little over 1yo.
An unknown number of Southern male cubs, I've no idea if the young females have male cubs, but I know that the 2 older cubs are female.
And then there's some 11 Msuthlu cubs, many which are probably male.
Some Ntsevu male cubs too, if they overcome mange. Considering how they joined their Kambula brothers at a kill recently, depending on the relationship the 2 prides keep in the next months and years, it wouldn't be impossible for Ntsevu male cubs to join Kambulas during their nomadhood.
And of course, wildcards like the 2 Charleston sons which I think should be around or close to 4yo? They show up in the south from time to time, and Torchwood subs who also sometimes shows up in the north.
Lots of potential coalitions to be formed in the next few years, if some of them stick to Sabi Sands, althe advantage will be on the older subs if they can form coalitions quickly, like Styx, NK young male and NK Breakaways. If not the 9 Kambulas will walk over everything.
Still, it's a long time till this current generation is old enough to be challenging for territory and a lot can happen from now to then.