History's most brutal killers, the Majingilane Male Lions

[Tshokwane]

Credits to James Tyrrell - Londolozi.

The sun sets on one of the great lion coalitions of Southern Africa.

The scar-nosed Majingilane (front) is now the third of this illustrious coalition to depart this earth, with the fourth and final male (Dark-maned, middle of these three) still unaccounted for but very possibly dead as well.

There is a lot of social media side-taking when it comes to lions, which I find ironic, as to do what we do to and for sports teams or other athletes in terms of support and idolization really has no place here.

These lions are not superstars.

Our cheering from the sidelines or favouritism in no way prolongs their lives or helps them hunt or reproduce. Despite having the keenest hearing, they are essentially deaf to all that is said about them on blogs, Facebook or Instagram. 
What they SHOULD be lauded for - and I’ll gladly join in and sing their praises here - is their continued legacy as ambassadors for their species.

True icons in a world that, more than ever, needs to recognize the value of its wild places, in which utterly magnificent creatures such as these still roam free.

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