Lions of Sabi Sands

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(8 hours ago)Mapokser Wrote: Ximhungwe was a lone nomad without a territory or pride when they joined up.

Not how I remember it. The two Ximunghwe had and the current Ximunghwe pride still have that same territory, just because one of the two Ximunghwes died, it doesn't mean the remaining Ximunghwe was suddenly nomadic. Can someone fact-check me on this? 

(8 hours ago)Mapokser Wrote: she joined forces with another lone female.

She joined forces with the last remaining lone lioness of a territorial pride, the Ximunghwe was in that area for years before Gingerella arrived and Gingerella stayed in that territory ever since. 

(8 hours ago)Mapokser Wrote: By definition a pride is a group of 2 or more lions, so there was no Ximhungwe pride, just the Ximhungwe lioness.

That's just arguing semantics. Sure, the last remaining lioness of the Ximunghwe pride. Doesn't change the fact that she was still dominant over the territory she had carved out with her sister.

(8 hours ago)Mapokser Wrote: It's like if K12 joins say the Talamati female and they suddenly become the Talamati pride.

That's not the same at all. K12 and Talamati female are both nomadic lionesses unlike the Ximunghwe lioness who had been territorial in that area for years with her sister beforehand, so they don't have to take one name or the other.
Can I get a 3rd opinion on this? Reply