Plains Camp males

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(09-23-2022, 06:30 AM)aaaarnold Wrote:

(09-22-2022, 03:29 AM)Mapokser Wrote:

(09-21-2022, 12:41 PM)BigLion39 Wrote: Its probably just Nhenas way of doing things. An example of age not meaning anything is rescently when the 2 old Shishengeni boys stormed the 3 much younger Gomondwane males. Obviously they were outnumbered and it wasn't the smartest thing to do but age meant nothing here. I would bet age has less to do with fighting then their character and willingness to fight.

Didn't the younger Gomondwane males won that fight despite the third one running away? From what I'm reading from "Leo Vantage Safari Sightings" reports, 2 Gomondwane males showed up 1 hour after the fight scent-marking the territory and roaring, while the old lions vanished for days or weeks ( dunno if they were ever seen again ), then he also saw the third Gomondwane return in good health. The Shishengeni males had the advantage when they were chasing their opponents, this is intimidation, but as soon as the younger males gave battle, they won.

Age is very important, an old lion loses his stamina and strength, PCM having youth on their side is a key factor. There's a reason why young lions ousting old males is a common thing. You'd need 2 young males to try to take on the PCM, but even then, considering their size and aggressiveness, it'd be very difficult.

I think think the 4 Ndzengas males will be sufficient to take on the PCM, Gijima boys knows that and lost their brother. (Opinionated...Hope I'm right??)

Wide nose’s injury is a big blow to Ndzengas. There was a report recently that Wide nose is not seen often together with the other 3 males. Still they should be able to keep PCMs away from their territory. Reply