Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara

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@Dangeroscos I was on about Orkirikoi being a warrior, who also chased both olders brothers of BRBs from his territory a while back.

BRBs have been successful because of how they defend their territory, not necessarily cos of thirst for power. There is multiple reasons why this is, but the easiest one to point out would be that Olobor & Oloshipa would constantly interact with rivals trying to mate with their females, they were often successful if the whole pride didn't run from them. It almost become a strategy of 'if we focus on u then u won't have time to focus on our territory and prides.' This technique didn't always work as they did have a few encounters chasing males from their own territory, including Salas boys, Fig Tree boys and Olope, well he was killed for coming into their territory, but still. Lorkulup and Oloimina held it down by providing for Rongai Pride and also protected them when their number was called, most notably by chasing 3 Sankai males. It worked more often then not, split up and defending territory like that, but it would have eventually gotten either Olobor or Oloshipa killed, if u know, Olobor wasn't illegally killed. 

Big coalitions always end up slowly losing members one after another, but it's best when they have meaningful deaths, not when they invade someone else's territory and die for nothing, which as I said, eventually would've happened. Unfortunately this is not a trait, or rather a way of living, that is passed thru lions, and therefore will keep happening. Reply