Lions of Sabi Sands

[sik94]

(03-08-2020, 08:40 AM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(03-08-2020, 04:46 AM)sik94 Wrote: Ottawa male would attack the ottawa pride and even try a takeover given the chance. Lions don't care about the prides they came from, maybe they recognize each other but even that's debatable. Good on HB though to cover those 5km alone in this age, he seems very confident even nearing 15 years of age.

Watch the video, Othawa male didnt attack his aunties, he actually walked with them at the beginning of the video side by side, Mhangeni females started to attacking them. 

Ofc he would support Mhangeni lionesses in chasing them but i dont think he would hurt his sister and his auntis, but he prob would kill their cubs and fight HB for takeover.


Here you can see picture of Othawa male walking with his aunt Othawa , no agression whatsoever, he was just showing dominance by roaring and scent marking:

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They raised him and he lived with them his whole life, they certaintly recognize each others.

I think its hard for us to know how these animals think, at best we can infer. So, to suggest that Nguvu recognized them from a few seconds of footage is a bit of a leap, Its possible but not grounded in solid evidence. Going on to say Nguvu acted a certain way because he recognized the Ottawas is even more of a leap. 
I think lions do not care about their natal prides or their fathers. They might recognize them but don't protect or defend them in most cases. We have examples of this, Mapogos went after the Sparta pride, the sons of the black dam male are going after their father, the Mhangeni pride killed the lioness that raised them and saved them from the Majingalanes. The Notches also later took-over their natal pride, along with their father. Breakaway prides get into territorial skirmishes with their natal pride all the time.
Considering all that, I find it extremely unlikely that Nguvu's behavior was at all affected by the Ottawas. Reply