Avoca male lions

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(08-27-2022, 05:22 AM)WildLeonis Wrote:

(08-27-2022, 01:01 AM)afortich Wrote:

(08-27-2022, 12:28 AM)Tonpa Wrote: Dark Mane by a guest in the north, her other stories show the PCM.  
By Carmen_katsapas

Hopefully, DM does not bump into PC boys

According to the Londolozi blog, him and the Talamatis nearly running into the PC Males was a very close call. Good he got away as well as the Talamatis as the PC Males are not known to be welcoming to unknown females. DM really has done a great job at walking the line. Luck has been a big factor in him continuing on as well. I don’t know how long he’ll be able to keep this up before his luck runs out, but I hope it’s for a while to come. 

(08-27-2022, 01:46 AM)Timbavati Wrote:

(08-27-2022, 12:28 AM)Tonpa Wrote: Dark Mane by a guest in the north, her other stories show the PCM.  
By Carmen_katsapas

Hope he don't meet to the Plains Camp males. Otherwise, he won't have a good time. It’s incredible how age has catch up to DM. His recent injuries and limps made him lost a lot of mane and condition as well, reminds me a lot to Brutus in his old days

James Hendry often commented that he believed DM was older than Blondie and Mohawk due to his size and dark mane when the Avocas first arrived in Djuma. If true, I don’t know how much of an age gap there is in lion years, if any, when lions are born a few weeks or a month or two apart. That said, DM’s condition and age seemed to decline within 3-6 months. This time last year he was still very impressive, had a beautiful big mane, body in great condition, despite the limp, was still scent marking and roaring. But by the time November/December rolled around he was starting to show some decline. It’s been up and down for him ever since, but more down than up it seems. I do wonder sometimes if he has an unknown illness because even when he manages to stay well fed he can’t seem to gain back the body mass he had late last year. I also wonder how he’d be fairing if he was still in a coalition with his northern brothers? Perhaps significantly better than he is fairing now.

I believe that his problems, for the most part, is lacking a coalition partner. 
I agree with you in that if DM got a partner, he probably be in a better position overall.
Hopefully his good luck continues, as you said, and maybe his oldest talamati boy start to give him a hand/paw. Reply