Lions of Sabi Sands

[Cath2020]

I don't know if any of you thought about this, but it appears that the Ximhungwe lioness is readily nursing the cubs of the Othawa Breakaway....  So, instead of going into heat again real soon, this could be delayed.  I was hoping she'd be mating again, so that we can see her own bloodline start to grow for the pride, with at least 2 cubs in her next litter and one being female, ideally speaking.

I fear the longer this is delayed, the less likelihood of her raising the next litter successfully.  The PC Males might not be dominant for years and years....  The sooner she has more cubs by them, the better off they'd be to reach a couple of years of age by the time new males come poking around, vying for dominance.  She does seem to have the worst luck with raising cubs well...her last 4 litters all perished.  

Not all lionesses will continue to suckle other cubs in a pride, once their own are killed.  I saw a documentary where a lioness lost her cubs and she then wandered off in mourning, searching and contact calling for days, until she finally went into heat again.  She refused to let the other cubs have any milk right after hers were all gone.  Her attitude suddenly changed. Reply