Lions of Sabi Sands

[Cath2020]

(12-08-2020, 12:03 AM)Gijima Wrote: @felinefan Ottawa Male should be ok for now. His only real competition is the Tumbela Males, and they’re busy with the Ottawa pride and nowhere near confident enough to challenge any males right now. They don’t even bother Hairy Belly.  

@Cath2020 Nana was the mother of Chela (born in 2013). Another Nkuhuma lioness was killed by the Birminghams in 2015 and I’m not sure what happened to the mother of Junior/ Purple Eye but I don’t think she was seen since 2014. The Nkuhumas are hard to figure out prior to 2014. They were sometimes seen with multiple adult lionesses and many cubs and then again with just 2-3 lionesses and a few cubs. I think the constant male turnover affected them. By 2014 it was just two adult lionesses and the sub adults that currently makeup the pride.

That's what I thought, that a Nana is probably not the mother of Junior since he looks nothing like her.  Even if he did take mostly after the Matimba father, he'd at least have a little of her traits.  This is one of the reasons why I don't believe Skorro is the father of RRM, either.  He looks zero like Skorro, and if you look at the ones Skorro sired, they almost all look quite heavily like him, or at least have some of his features.  His genes seem quite dominant.   I don't follow RRM in particular or find his story that appealing, (nor do I believe he looks that big...at least not in person) but I have seen enough pictures, etc...

Did the video I posted have Chela featured on it?  She's the other one besides Amber Eyes that was born in 2013?

After seeing a close-up of Nana, I definitely do see how she could be the daughter of Blondie (cannot find any of Dozie's photos to compare).  She has that light coloring around the neck/muzzle and in other areas, plus her nose reminds me of a photo I saw not long ago of Blondie's nose and shape, only hers is more dainty as is expected, being a female. Reply