Lions of Sabi Sands

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(10-31-2020, 06:19 AM)Slayerd Wrote: Look, I don't know where all this debate came from and to be honest I think it's quite unnecessary. I don't think many of you nor I have seen lions up close as much as the Legend Safaris have. They have apparently been going on Safaris for 15 years. The only reason I sent this was because the admin of the group literally stated with his own mouth that Nhenha was huge, the largest of all males and the Southern Avocas were massive and impressive. Also speaking of how impressive the Torchwood Young Male was. For a person who has done it for 15 years, he must know alot and I'm pretty sure has more knowledge than any of us. I think you should all humble yourself to that belief because we are just enthusiasts behind devices. Even me, who has seen many lions and been on Safaris doesn't come close to his knowledge. So a debate where we doubt his word and think we know more of how lions scale is quite dumb imo when someone is seeing these animals almost daily. At the end of the day, people will believe what they wish and have a right to but this debate and going back and forth is quite dumb.

My friend, while I agree with most of what you said, I am not sure anyone needs to "humble yourself to that belief". It has been a debate based on subjective material, and we all know those rarely end well and often tend to get carried away. We are all free to have our own opinions here, and though the Legend Safaris crew comments were based on an educated opinion, it is still their opinion, nobody put anything on a scale or had them measured in any way.

I also agree, entirely, seeing an image of an animal does not compare with seeing them in person, an animal of any sort. Speaking from experience of having hunted Whitetail for more than 45 years, I can absolutely see two deer in the woods and tell which is the bigger animal, with no regard for rack size, and can often guess their weight within 10-15lbs, but by no means have I done that 100% of the time. I've also taken children into the stand with me, and they believe a yearling is the biggest deer on the property, and I've seen grown men make similar mistakes, again subjective. So, credence should certainly be given to the eyes on the ground, especially when those eyes are of someone who has been doing it for quite some time. I'm just not sure we should be telling anyone what they must believe or not, not without undeniable proof such as scale weights of the animals being discussed. Reply