Lions of Sabi Sands

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@Robot00 Mr.T and KT weren't any different. More aggressive or not they were just like other lions, once they caught their brother, the old Rollercoaster male and gave a beating before letting him go.

Iiirc they also caught the remaining Manyeleti male and he also escaped.

It's not always lions to go for the kill in these situations.

@Tr1x24 

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PCM attacked him because he challenged them. He roared, he was very vocal according to rangers, and PCM heard him.

Nhenha died for the same reason, roared and got attacked.

You don't accept that lions don't follow a strict pattern when engaging in confrontations, you think just because Nhenha got fatally wounded, every time PCM catch a male, the same result must happen, when in reality it's just normal for lions to not risk going for the kill regardless of how much they think the rival is a threat. And don't forget, even if PCM think he isn't a threat to them, he is to their female and cubs.

Tumbela "isn't" healthy because of the PCM, that wound on his hindlimb and later badly scarred back was from being caught by PCM on at least 2 occasions, but you denied it happened, saying "if they had caught him he'd be dead" and refused to believe he was caught because he was alive, now he gets caught again and you say "well he is like Limper, not a threat and didn't challenge them" when he is literally a threat to females, cubs, and DID challenge them.

Reason he escaped now, again, was because, as I've said multiple times, a lion's mood when attacking seems to be random, sometimes they go for the kill, sometimes they'd satisfied with simply asserting their dominance, it happened countless times with healthy lions attacked and being allowed to go.

Edit: as for Tumbela's status as "unhealthy", Limper KNP and the last Nharhu male had much worst limp, often couldn't even support the leg, still they were dominant and dominated other healthier males in clashes and fights, Tumbela's slight limp wouldn't make PCM think he is weaker than any other healthy lion, on Limper Tumbela's case he was on death's door and died a few days after that. Reply