Lions of Sabi Sands

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(04-12-2022, 01:13 PM)Potato Wrote:

(04-12-2022, 12:07 PM)1999gc8 Wrote: Nkuhuma male is looking large. He's definitely holding a lot of muscle mass and kept himself in good condition when nomadic by himself.

I was always of the opinion that people (meaning randoms from internet, not a guides) are overestimating Nhenha's size describing him as some very large male which he isn't. Nkuchuma male seems to be roughly same size (exept for a bellie and mane size). I was expecting Nwalungu males to be a bit or more smaller than Nhenha, but it doesn't seem the case. 

(04-12-2022, 12:36 PM)Tonpa Wrote: Speaking of big boys, I don't know if hes standing on a mound but one of the young talamatis seems quite big ey 

Talamatis are quickly getting massive. Looking at them how they looked next to DM, I would not be suprised at all if they would already put on the scale as much as quite few adult males from Sabi Sands.

No you can definitely tell the Nkuhuma Male has a smaller body build than Nhenha. We won't be able to easily tell but at 12 years old, he has probably lost a lot of muscle mass compared to his prime. On the other hand, the Nkuhuma Male is 6 years old and entering his prime. Besides his mane, he is probably in peak physical form. I think people were actually underestimating the size of the Nwalungu Males. After all, the Nkuhuma Male is thought to be the son of Mfumo, the 2nd largest Birmingham Male. I remember when the Nkuhuma Male was 3 years old and he met the old HB Matimba and was relative to his size. At the time the Nkuhuma Male was severely stressed and lost all his mane. HB was around 13 years old. Still, he was 3 and now he is 6 years old whilst Nhenha is 12. Remember, HB was considered to be the largest lion ever seen in Sabi Sands at one point.  It should also be said, it was not randoms saying Nhenha is the largest but actual guides and photographers. Reply