N'waswitshaka males

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(12-12-2023, 04:02 AM)Mapokser Wrote: It's interesting how be it rangers from Londolozi or MalaMala, they all worry about the Ndhzengas being ousted because they are small, and say that size is very important, while our perception here is that size doesn't matter much, if at all.

And seeing how well the remaining Ndhzengas are doing since they got down to 2, idk why Londolozi and MalaMala talk like if they wouldn't be a proper match in case of larger males showing up.

I think they mean more along the lines of them being stretched too thin as they have to patrol a large, huge area....and traverse about 10 km per day.  Plus, the rangers have a point, what with the 6 Nkhulus maybe putting some pressure on them now or have occasionally, possibly one or more coalitions on their eastern edge, not to mention lots of nomads.  And they have many cubs, so their lineage is at stake....not that this would take away from their offspring in the Styx/Southern Pride.  But, for these 2 personally, they have more of their OWN offspring, shared between them, 50/50, roughly speaking, whereas with the other two prides, they had to share mating rights with 2 of their erstwhile coalition partners, so had around a 25% paternity chance.  

Just recently saw 4 of the Styx female subs, and I'd say 2 look a bit different from the others....looking more like Ubuso, while one, I could swear, reminded me of Gore, but it's all fun to compare without solid genetics. Reply