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I dont think there is that much strategy involved.
If they really were that scared or wise not to mess with the PCmales. They would have stopped messing with the Ximhungwes a long time ago.
With the PCmales visiting only occasionally the chances are also low that the cubs will be introduced to them first anyway.
There is also a chance that the cubs are abandoned after birth. Or that each lioness introduces the cubs to different males.
The whole situation is pretty unknown territory really. Regardless of wheter the cubs survive or die. Atleast it may give us some insights on the matter.