N'waswitshaka males

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(11-03-2024, 09:33 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Well, in these clashes over carcasses, advantage has the party who is ambushing, as lions who are ambushed are suprised and dont exactly know with who, or with how many lions they are dealing with.

So natural instinct in that moment is to flee.

Theres numerous examples where weaker and lions in less numbers chased stronger and larger group purley based of "ambush" factor.

For example how 2 Othawa sub females ambushed 5 Mhangeni adult females, and give chase, only to end up being chased themselves when Mhangenis realised with who they where dealing it.

Another point in these carcass clashes, is that lions who have the kill and are feeding on it, already eaten some of it, they are not as hungry as attacking party, meaning they have less reason to fight and risk injury/death and just move on.

Based of this 2 factors, in most cases, we are hearing more often that somebody overtakes carcass from someone, than that someone sucessfully defended the carcass, more often they just join.

Still impressive by Ndhzengas.

Young Othawas was the first such scenario that popped in my head. However, in their case they were so young, they literally had no idea what they were doing, they saw food, and other lions and decided to join them, not knowing the danger they were actually putting themselves in, or that their actions could result in causing the Manghenis to flee, in the process. The Nwas do understand, they had an opportunity to observe the situation from afar, while the Mantimahles had no idea they were even there, and still chose to charge in. Does this mean that Nwas are stronger? Of course not, but it shows a calculated decision to confront two very large males, to take what they had, knowing full well that it may result in a fight.

Couldn't agree more, very impressive by them. Reply