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(03-01-2022, 08:12 PM)Hairy tummy Wrote: I dont like the nwaswishaka individual names that were given to them, i prefer the old descriptive names
I concur. Over time I just got used to them. There was ofc bit of an issue, when the Dominant Male (aka Amahle) without prominent markers turned out might not be so dominant as te hierarchay has seemed fluid and except Gore all seemed to express seemingly dominant behaviour (Orange Eyes was perhaps rather grumpy than dominant). Wide Nose turned out to be older that we thought, and is doing well (the mock mating among the 3, he was in top position for example). Back to Amahle - even today we could cal him Dark Mane perhaps and that is chracteristic that gets repeated in other colaition and would lead to confusion.
This is also I tend to bi biased towards specimen with unique appearance and markers as they can be easier differentiated from others and provide suitable nicknames organically.