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(12-20-2022, 12:44 PM)Duco Ndona Wrote: Its a very big if. For every Birmingham or Avoca, there are countless of Nguvus, Othawa subs, Tumbellas, Syms or Big Boy Mhangenis.
Well, we absolutely do not know whatever befell the Othawa sons of the first generation from Sassay Othawa and Junior from the older Mapogo daughter. They could be alive now, bidding their time deep in Kruger somewhere. Nobody knows otherwise. Their alleged deaths are just speculation until someone speaks out with proof to that effect. How many lions we never, ever get to see in the KNP! Countless, no doubt. We are not even getting any single clue from rangers or safaris, because nobody is actually actively looking around for them. We're just hoping to stumble into them somehow, which is like finding a needle in a haystack. Chances are equal that they could be alive vs. dead. Not all males survive the nomadic stage.
Yes, a lone male is almost a liability if he's not only fit, but does not show good judgement, in the end. However, we see 'smarter' lone males who are QUITE successful for single males, (And perhaps with just a little bit of luck on their side, too!) Mapoza, Imbali Male, and RR, just to name a few.