There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
(10-07-2020, 11:14 PM)Gijima Wrote: The video I showed has evidence of a literally fight, and here's another video:
These aren't signs that the Avocas weren't challenged. They were challenged (sure half-heartily, I'm sure the BBoys could have put up a better fight if they didn't find new lands) but they did try to scare them away. That was my point and I don't think you can really argue with that.
Anyways, I'm glad both coalitions found their land and females and no one died. I think it's strange in a wildlife forum people sometimes glorify dead and dying over just survival and resilience (not that you guys do it on this thread but just in general). I never felt the need to "defend" any coalition but this idea that they were never in any risk was always silly to me.
Mfumo- Honestly this is just me speculating. Unless a male in his prime dropped dead in Mala Mala, in an area no one traverses, he must have gone somewhere else and gotten into a conflict. We will never know, he was one of my fav cats, and yeah... it's just my brain trying to make sense of something that will never make sense.
I am not contesting that there wasn't a fight. I am contesting the statement that they somehow pushed the BBoys out after a sustained challenge or that they had a hand in Mfumo's disappearance. Lions prime or otherwise die or disappear all the time without a trace, its not that unusual. Mistime a jump on a buffalo and a punctured lung would mean bleeding slowly to death.
The Southern Avocas were chased out of their territory and separated around Kirkman's camp the last time the Charleston's popped up there. The Charleston's never returned to that territory again, by this logic it means that they were pushed out too and that the Avocas somehow killed Mezzino Charleston since he was found with a broken back a few weeks later.