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(04-27-2018, 05:19 PM)Michael Wrote: I think by now it's safe to say Nsuku is no longer the most dominant of the coalition he hasn't been mating at all as far as we know, Nhenha has mated mating with both the Tsalalas and the Kambula lionesses, Mfumo the Kambulas, Tynio and Nsuku haven't been seen mating much specially Nsuku, it seems he went from the most dominant of the coalition to one of the least.
I disagree. Just because one of them gets more camera time( and it puzzles me that it's #2, because he's the uninteresting one of the coalition), doesn't mean the others don't get action time with the girls.
Now, I haven't seen any video where #4 or #2 actively displace the others of mating opportunities. One thing is "defending" the female they're already mating with by growling at his brothers.
But that doesn't show they're higher up in the hierarchy, it's just a simple "zog off, go find your own lioness".
Now, as the Kambulas/Ntsevu lionesses start to get pregnant and give birth, then yeah I assume there will be more quarry over those ladies, and we0ll get a chance to see how the hierarchy works out between them.
That's why I said guides aren't able to witness everything, it's too soon to know for sure but considering the information on our disposal it seems that way, Nsuku used to do most of the mating now there are zero sightings of him mating how likely would that be if he was actively mating.
Sure Mfumo and Nhenha mating might not necessarily mean dominance and doesn't give the entire picture, but it says a lot about Nsuku as he seems to not try to actively mate and dominate the others.
How much mating would the other three Majingilane do if Dark Mane was present not much and he probably would be the first one.