Lions of Sabi Sands

[Tylermartin!]

(08-01-2023, 07:47 AM)sik94 Wrote:

(08-01-2023, 07:24 AM)Tylermartin! Wrote: Ok so I’ve got a question about bigger lion coalitions so doesn’t it stay the same when the biggest isn’t the leader or is the leader is the oldest male at the begging or loner always disappears or the smallest male is the most aggressive like I’m sure mr t, scrapper and Mohawk avoca where very aggressive males amongst their brothers just asking because it seems like a similar situation almost everytime

I don't think that's a given, DM Majingalane was probably the smallest but he was the clear leader and the most dominant, same goes for Nsuku of the Birminghams, or even the Mbiri males with Shaka the more dominant one. I think it's usually the male with the darkest mane who tends to be dominant, not necessarily the biggest, though usually the male with the darkest mane is also the biggest as they usually have better genetics among their coalition mates. The smaller males are usually more aggressive because they always get pushed around by others and some of them make up for the lack of size by being extra aggressive, not all of them though so even that changes from individual to individual.

Gotcha! Thanks! And yeah the darker manes are usually the leaders Mak Darkmane Makunga Bigger Southern Avoca and others Reply