Lions of Sabi Sands

[Duco Ndona]

Male lions are bad hunters. The only thing going for them is strength and once that leaves them, it leaves them in a bad spot as they need a lot of food to keep it up.

Hairy Belly was to old to hunt at his age.
He may have took down that Buffalo. But that was with help and before the Tumbellas took over the pride that fed him. Not long after most of his days were largely spend roaming the reserve, desperatly looking for food and a new place to live while slowly starving to death.

The Birminghams may be in a similar position right now.
Looking healthy now while they are being fed. But once that falls away. They may find themselves unable to hunt succesfully on their own and start to decline rapidly.
Its a very vulnerable age.

On the otherhand. They aren't that old.
Earlier this year they managed to kill the Othawa male and they did succesfully rebuff the Avocas.
So its clear that right now they are still a force to be reckoned with. And if it was indeed age catching up to one of them. We would have seen photos of it.

If he just disapeared. It likely was a not age related sudden death. Reply