Lions of Sabi Sands

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(12-09-2023, 01:34 PM)NLAL11 Wrote:

(12-09-2023, 06:31 AM)BA0701 Wrote: As much as I would never say any lion's death was a good thing, regardless of circumstances (outside of terrible injuries akin to what Dark Mane suffered), especially a cub, but if the Ximungwe female's cub died, the silver lining is he was the only male cub of the 3, and with her being the last actual Ximungwe female, and aging, it would provide her an opportunity to have another cub, that could, hopefully, be a female this time. I remember many of us thought her last cub was a male (little extra fluff around the neck area as a little tyke), and how glad we were to find out we were wrong. She worked tirelessly to help that girl along, just as hard as Tsalala did. She's been through a lot over the years, including the fate that fell upon the second to the last adult Xim female, she and the pride deserve for something positive to happen now.

Not just to have a female cub instead, but if she has another litter, then she might have more this time. I don't think age makes any difference to litter size, Junior's mother in the Othawa pride had a litter of three when she was already quite old. Three or four would be much better for the pride. Do you know when the Ximungwe girl was born?

I was wondering about lionesses losing cubs, because the Ximungwe's male cub has died, and when the Southern pride lioness lost a cub, it was also the male. I wonder if lionesses have an instinct to protect the daughtes first, and then the sons if they can. Probably a lot of factors at play though.

All I know is the ximhungwe female is around 11 years old she doesn’t look like it tho Reply