Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara

[BigLion39]

(10-06-2024, 10:26 PM)BA0701 Wrote: While I am in no way saying you are wrong, or questioning what you said, merely asking out of curiosity, as I simply have never seen such a thing happen before, certainly not with other lions. You, obviously, know way more about the happenings in the Mara than I, but, why, as @Duco Ndona also asked, would someone intentionally take a lions tail, is there some voodoo medicine value on the black market, along the lines of bear livers, etc...?

Not sure if I replied back or not as it's been a while. I'm not really sure and I'm glad you guys are questioning it. I'm simply wondering myself as 2 male lions in the same area have no tails! Hahaha! They look basically precision removed. I know the Chinese or more broadly the Asian market for lion bone and parts is fueling the huge poaching problem everywhere we have lions. So possibly tail is something they want? Maybe not and maybe it's coincidence. We mostly see half tails or missing pieces but rarely whole tail. I'm just saying the situation looks fishy. Maybe they weren't poached, maybe just sliced off with a panga.? Maybe not that at all. Maybe later on well get a better look at Kini and see if he was caught by other males? Reply