Lions of Manyeleti

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(Yesterday, 10:08 PM)Mapokser Wrote: Apparently RR has a 2.5yo son still with the pride and a 4,5yo semi-nomadic son who joins up with the pride from time to time but isn't fully tolerated by RR anymore.

Always interesting to see the different personalities in these lions, for RR it'd come iim handy taking his son below his wings, especially with Mandevu teaming up with the Orpen son ( both who chased RR off not long ago ), but RR is a more "traditional" lion, doing the more "natural" thing of ousting the son.

Anyway as for naming the Orpen son, they said to suggest, preferably, names in the local languages. It'll be weird when he gets a name as I'm so used to "Orpen on", but I hope to see some good suggestions.

Matt said that Red Road "isn't too fussed about it" when the young male is there, which to me suggests that he's not particularly aggressive. However, the fact that the son tends to visit when his father isn't around indicates the son does want to avoid Red Road on some level.

As you said, Red Road could definitely do with the backup. If it's the same son we saw still with the pride a while ago (the one that was turning into the spitting image of RR) then he's got to be a pretty impressive male at this point, possibly rivalling the Mbiri Orpen male. I hope we get to see him on the Virtual Safari at some point. Great to get official confirmation that he's still alive, anyway. Reply