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12-05-2023, 12:48 AM( This post was last modified: 12-05-2023, 12:59 AM by Duco Ndona )
Lions also cannot communicate complex ideas like this well, so its not like the males can sit each other down and have a conversation about what to do with the cubs.
So even if 5 out of 6 males chooses to let them live. Its not going to stop the last lion from trying to kill them anyway.
So the smaller the coalition, the larger the chance of all males accepting the cubs.
Larger coalitions also tend to be more stressed out due to internal conflict and cubs make lovely little punching bags to relieve that.
As for the Kambulas. I think we need to be careful not the compare the current situation with a convential takeover. Sexual interaction between family members is not unheard off even in normal circumstances.
It could just as easily be a sign that the lions are getting sexually frustrated, which is typically what makes young males leave even in situations where there is not pride male to chase them off.
Either way, it would be best if the BDMs get rid of them though.