Avoca Male Lions and Their Male Lineage

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(03-29-2025, 10:36 PM)Ngonya Wrote: Nkuhuma males with lioness and cubs at Kruger S36 earlier this year
The darker NK male

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The blonder Nk male

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by Stef Scholtz

Actually, both males share many facial features with their mothers.

It is commonly said that the offspring of the Avoca in the Talamati pride are Dark Mane's sons, while the offspring in the Nkuhuma pride are Mohawk and Blondie’s sons. However, the truth is that all three males were mating with Nkuhuma females (not that sure with Talamatis) in early 2019.

Chela’s son looks a lot like her, so I’m not sure whether he resembles Mohawk or Blondie more. He should be the son of one of them because he doesn’t have Dark Mane’s features and was born in late 2019, conceived after the coalition split had already been established. I’m not sure if this has been discussed before, but to me, Ridge Nose’s son is clearly Dark Mane’s offspring. Reply