Lions of Manyeleti

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From these recent videos the Orpen son looked quite taller than Mandevu and possibly overall bigger, wiith a longer and more muscular body ( we need better footage of them side by side tho ).

His father around the same age was also very large, almost as big as the Ginger Matimba. But maybe that doesn't mean the Orpen son will be a monster in his prime, maybe he just grew a lot earlier on, as I don't think Jr NK grew much more either.

Jr was also probably a bit shorter than Buddy so he wasn't exactly very tall, but he was bulkier than Buddy so I wonder how the Orpen son will look if he lives long enough to reach his prime.

As for Mandevu, he might still be trying to be territorial but the Mongawane will be maybe taking even the Mbiri pride territory, having probably ousted Mandevu from Kruger a while ago.

If they potentially beat Mandevu/Ncila, Mandevu alone, with maybe a little help from Orpen son and pride won't stand a chance.

A shame the Mbiri young male is still too young to go nomadic, otherwise, ideally, the Orpen son and him would go nomadic together with Mandevu. All 3 together could be a strong and successful coalition one day.

Orpen son will turn 4 in a few months so even him is still very young, but who knows, Matimba blood runs thick on his veins as both his parents were Matimba offspring, so he may get ready sooner than the average male and potentially become an actual reliable future partner for Mandevu. Reply