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(05-11-2022, 02:06 AM)Potato Wrote: I find a bit suprising that Nhenha seem to be more dominant of the two. Nhenha surely is still in top shape, but Nkuchuma male is just about as large as Nhenha, but younger, fitter and one could expect also stronger. It doesn't seem to be the case through unless it will later on turn out that it is just single instance when Nkuchuma male is more subbmissive.
As you said, Nhenha is still in top shape, despite his age, he is not injured or in bad condition to feel weak, he was always one of if not the most dominant of his brothers, so its not like he will "forget" that and submit to younger male.
NK male is still inexperience in this stuff, he was lone male and then briefly with Styx male, with who he never fighted for mating rights, atleast it wasnt seen. On the other side, Nhenha is fighting for mating rights with his brothers for 6-7 yrs, i wouldn't be surprised that NK male was confused why Nhenha is attacking, if he never encounter that.
Also dominace is not only show in case of fights for mating rights, until now, NK male showed that he is "leading", always leading the way, roaring, first approaching Othawas and chasing/submiting Othawas, while Nhenha was more taking secondary role, but I guess mating opportunity after ~ half a year of nothing, awoke him again.