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(11-06-2016, 10:23 PM)LionKiss Wrote: 1)they escaped death from the majingilane under the guidance of an older lioness,
Yes. And the same happens to countless others that survive a takeover. The success in this case is on the lioness, not necessarily on the subadults, at least not at first.
Quote:2)they have raised 9 out of 9 cubs to a sexual mature age,
3) they produced another 12 cubs who I hope they will reach maturity too
what other lionesses have produced 21 cubs?
and what other lionesses have a 9/9 survival rate?
True, to an extent. They certainly are good mothers.
But all of this depends onthe males that protect them and their territory.
Remember that they already had cubs with the Selati males, but they couldn't do anything to keep them from getting killed.
Still, I don't think you're going to call them of "less quality" just because they lost a set of cubs.
give me an example of the countless others that survive a takeover, of course it is the lioness who lead them to safety but they followed her instructions and were resilient enough to withstand the vicissitudes of their escape, they were very young cubs,
4-5 months ago the 4 lionesses were chased by the Maitimbas, there is a Londolozi report and they escaped alone without the protection of the Males, Majingilane. The majingilane were in Idube
and NO they had no cubs with the Selatis, probably you are confusing them with the Xihmungwe Pride
in addition all those 9 youngsters have already shown and increased aggressiveness by chasing away other animals and being exceptional hunters, again there is a Londolozi report about it, above