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(Today, 12:00 AM)Mapokser Wrote: That story of the Sand River cub is indeed true, Leopard Hills even said how it looked like the cub was under the protection of the Mapogo.

But I don't remember if it was ever said which Mapogo it was, I think I record seeing a photo, but I don't remember if I could identify the Mapogo in there.

As for the Othawa male, I tend to agree with a theory by Londolozi that he heard one of the subadults contact calling and charged after him, bumping onto the pride and Bboys.

But going back to the PCM, the Manghenis roam all of Singita, they don't meet with the PCM because the PCM avoids them.

I'd be willing to bet that if Othawas have cubs, PCM will start visiting them and Tsalala while leaving the older pride, Ximgungwes, by themselves.

It seems like their modus operandi, same as some other males, with the difference that many other males also favor bigger prides over newer, smaller prides.

PCM doesn't seem to care about pride size since they abandoned Mangheni with 5 females and 10 cubs, they apparently will focus on newer prides with younger cubs.

Don't want to get too off topic but it seems you're right, I thought they had referred to the male as the 'largest Mapogo' which would have been Makhulu eventho we know Dreadlocks was just as big, but instead they say 'one large male lion from the Mapogo coalition.' I still believe it was likely Makhulu as he was seen a lot by himself with Othawa Pride, but it's not as evident as I thought. By the way, when ppl talk of how little the Mapogos achieved in terms of spreading their bloodline, the Sand River Pride has to be taken into account, we can't overlook the death of a whole pride just to further a point about them being underachieving. 

With OM, he was seen heading towards the heart of Kambula and BB territory supposedly hearing calls which sounded like a lioness which would make more sense, this is according to a ranger who was the last person on Earth to spend time with OM. The same roars in the distance were also heard after OM roaring himself, if that's true, I don't think young males would respond close enough to a big male if they had heard him. I think there might be a video somewhere of the interaction, but the ranger was essentially calling out to OM who was walking past his vehicle in a somewhat chuffing sound. In his own words he said he done this to genuinely try to warn OM of the danger ahead and try and make him head back, OM paid him some attention before ultimately setting off into the darkness. I definitely believe he was distracted by something, whether lioness or young male, and that's how he was caught but had already made up his mind prior to that distraction about seeking out the pride. Reply