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(07-30-2023, 09:17 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: Male next to Ubuso is Light Maned Gijima, not 3rd.
3rd male was very skittish, there is 0 photos of him in Sabi Sands.
My opinion is that he got spooked by Ndhzengas, run away and never come back to search for his partners.
They might not be partners for long, so bond might not be there for 3rd to be attached to other 2.
I dont think he was killed by Ndhzengas.
(08-16-2023, 04:23 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:
(08-16-2023, 03:58 PM)Horizon Wrote: Yes, I realize this is not a takeover attempt but first time I have seen S8 pushed like that. First time shown a sign of weakness in SS.
I dont think its a sign of weakness, when 2 adult males (BDM's will be 6 in few months) run at you, there is nothing you can do, yet run to save your life.
Solo males play "intimidation card" when dealing with these kind of situations against multiple opponents.
They will try to appear confident, they roar, scent mark, they will charge and chase them, trying to show their opponenents that they are "boss" here, in hope that these things will be enough for their opponents to give up and run away.
But, when opponents "figure" things out, become old and confident enough, they will not get "bluffed" anymore, and tides turn.
When this happens, there is nothing anymore for solo male to do.
So you are saying being a solo male,he always carried a weakness. I am not disagreeing with that. Saying he displayed weakness for the first time. Whether its due to the lack of a strong opposition or something else, he never found the need to run like this in recent years. And a lot of times, this kind of running by a territorial male will turn out to be a sign of things to come.