Lions of Sabi Sands

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@Tr1x24 Sure I was just saying that BDM wasn't an impressive lion so it's to be expected he wouldn't look big close to the Kambula.

But I almost forgot, about Imbali, it's definitely not the standard for lions to be as bold as he is. Old lions don't expand ( when they rarely do is when they have the numbers to do so ), specially while outnumbered, his behavior shows extreme confidence and boldness, another male would stay "low" in the core of his territory enjoying his remaining time as dominant male and praying nobody would bother him. What you describe as "he has nothing to lose because he's 10+" is the actual opposite of how lions think, he has everything to lose, a single wrong move and he lose his good life as a dominant male or even his life and this is how lions think, they want to get old and live as much as they can, not risk dying in a glorious battle "while they are still strong to expand and take opportunities".

Maybe despite being 10+ already he is still in his prime or just slightly out of it so he still has that drive to compete and expand, but this is still very rare behavior, your average lion would never do the stuff he does at the same age and circumstances. Reply