Kambula/Ntsevu males

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(11-16-2024, 06:40 AM)Horizon Wrote: True. Wide Nose had a far not so nasty looking injury to his rear leg but it got better of him eventually. His leg was twisted by his attackers, not so much mauled like here.  Because of that, it seriously hindered WN’s movement. So can’t judge by the initial days looks. No serious predictions from here, only gut feeling.. K4 may be will survive this.

Wide Nose was also straight up on his feet after the attack, and yet it still got the better of him in the end, as you said. However, he already had one bad leg, so it might have been the two bad legs together that made moving around too much of a struggle for him.

(11-16-2024, 06:51 AM)Horizon Wrote: I don’t think so. Even three of them survive for another 6 to 8 months, at some point next year, they should easily become dominant. Some here are getting carried away and becoming impatient. 3 to 4 healthy lions of 7 years of age, should easily become dominant, no matter what.

The issue is that males have a very short window to be territorial males, especially compared to the lifespan and cub-raising years of lionesses. Once they reach/approach the age of 10, the likelihood of them being pushed-out by younger males increases. They're already late in getting started, and 7 would give them an even shorter window, unless they unlock their Majingilane genes and remain pride/territorial males beyond their prime years.

I wouldn't call it impatience, just trying to be realistic about their chances, from observations of their behaviour so far. But perhaps we are being a little pessimistic. You're probably right, the likelihood of a coalition of males like this never becoming dominant males seems incredibly low. But sometimes it's better to temper your expectations, and be pleasantly surprised, than to assume that something will happen, and then be disappointed when it doesn't. Reply