Lions of Sabi Sands

[Wyld@Heart]

I think alot of the speculation about the territories is being spoke of in absolutes which, in my honest opinion, is a misconception. We tend to see things like territories in a way we see settlements without taking into account that these creatures can live out a fluid lifestyle that can take them to live out their lives in an area far removed from where they started out.

Take the Talamati pride, for example. A couple of years ago S8 came in, a few went their own way with him and the subs and Dark Mane started a nomadic existence that took them to quite a few corners of the Sabi Sands and the Manyaleti and have have now carved out a territory of their own south of the Sand with the Gijima males. This is how new prides in 'new' territories come into being and has done so since time immemorial.

The PC control huge territory to the West, Ndzenga to the West but both are only duos, as are the Gijima males to the South and to the North the BDM. Duos the lot and as susceptible to the whims of the bush as any other. Londolozi has overlapping territories with no one pride being sedentary or using it as their core territory. That could change at some point, just as at any point a really strong coalition could pressure the surround coalitions to cede territory or move boundaries. I, for one, certainly don't see it as 'too small' being a factor. Provided there are pride opportunities and sufficient game density there are always the possibilities for a determined and strong group to elbow in. Reply