History's most brutal killers, the Majingilane Male Lions

[sik94]

(09-09-2017, 07:27 PM)HouseOfLions Wrote:

(09-03-2017, 02:43 AM)sik94 Wrote: The majingalanes are strategic in their attacks but they are no pushovers, they are actually quiet aggressive lions when it comes down to getting down and dirty with other coalitions. The matshpiri male though, the roller coaster his life has been since May and the fact that he is now a lone male without a territory, even a 6 week old cub coming his way would make him bolt. SN probably sensed this weakness and exploited it.

They are no pushovers because they haven't faced any coalition the same number as them of bigger. If you only fight 1 vs 4 or 2 vs 4, they of course you will always seem superior. And another thing, I don't think they are "very" aggressive lions, they are just like any other lion when it comes to fighting or protecting territory. And just like any other lion group, who also got "down and dirty", they did the same thing. This doesn't prove they are aggressive, it just proves they are lions.

First, I disagree to an extent with the narrative that all lions are the same in every which way. The truth is all lions are not the same, there are variables to their behavior and different lions react differently to simillar situtations. Some lions are more passive, some are more aggressive, some avoid conflict while some jump in head first, some will even tolerate other males within their territory to an extent.

The majingalanes are not pushovers relative to some other coalitions in the sabi sands. Most coalitions lose confidence when one member is killed, the majingalanes didn't tuck-tail and just leave after the 5th majingalane was killed. They stayed within mapogo territory and took out KT in the next altercation. I will be honest, the way the majingalanes brutalized KT is something I haven't seen in any lion fight on youtube. The birminghams on the other hand didn't even have any physical contact with the matimbas, being 5 strong they still weren't confident enough to take it to the matimbas. The majingalanes then went after selatie territory in the west when the three selaties were in their prime years, and they ended up taking it.

Lions don't fight in big numbers. 4 vs 4 or 5 vs 5 fights are very rare. Male lions from a single coalition aren't always together. That's why you always have 2 vs 2 or 1 vs 2  fights, because coalitions are split up most of the time. The majingalanes have been in plenty of 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 3 or 1 vs 2 skirmishes, so to say they seem superior only because they fight 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 4 fights is just disingenuous. You contradict yourself within the same post, you say all lions are the same and behave the same when it comes to fighting or protecting territory and in the next breath try to undermine the majigalanes by sarcastically saying "If you only fight 1 vs 4 or 2 vs 4, they of of course you will always seem superior". Laughable. Reply