Avoca male lions

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(12-28-2022, 10:33 PM)Cath2020 Wrote:

(12-28-2022, 01:58 AM)Ttimemarti Wrote: How many of the 5 Avocas had the same mother to my knowledge only 2 the southern avocas. If wrong please correct me

I think only the Southern Avocas are littermates, which is almost certainly the case, being that they are at least 6 months older than the others.... The S. Avocas were born around 3/13, while the others were born 6-8 months later. They were seen in a pic together as small cubs with another male the same size, along with a lioness.  She had a litter of 3 males, but lost one of them.  I was trying to find that picture that I saw a couple of times.  The others are probably not....but there is an outside chance that Mohawk and Blondie might be, since they were closer to each other than to DM.  DM didn't have a littermate brother, but he did have a sister with whom he was close until he went nomadic.

The Southern Avocas are extremely close, always patrolling and mating together.  I've never seen a coalition more in sync with each other.  They are now at a prime age of 9.5 years.

Agreed, the S Avocas are very tight, it was a really long time before I even saw a picture of them not being at one another's side. However, I'd add the Ross Males appear nearly as close, and the PC Males are similar in their tight bond. It is really a rare sight to not see these three groups beside each other, and at least to this point the Ross Males have been just as successful, if not even more so, than the S Avocas. Both groups are truly amazing to see interact, and the PCMs have an opportunity to reach the same heights, only right now they seem to struggle with remaining with one pride for long, their eyes are bigger than their stomachs so to speak. Reply