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(10-26-2016, 01:08 PM)Georgel Wrote: This part is at least intriguing:
"I don't mean to be gloomy but we do need a golden period here at Londolozi where lionesses are left in peace to raise cubs and young male lions are left in no doubt that this is not the place to seek their fortune and try their luck."
What could mean "a golden period" for the writer? There were (and there are) coalitions who dominated for years, enough time for the prides to rise cubs.
Take the context into consideration.
Quote:The Sparta Pride had 17 lions, the Castleton Pride 22, the Xmobanyana Pride 11, the Tsalala Pride 3 and the Styx 14. Since then we’ve had more males than South Africa has had Finance Ministers.
Quote:11 years and so much turnover. It’s no wonder that most of our lion prides have been whittled away to a few breeding lionesses here and there and that the dynamic is fractured and teetering on the brink of disaster.
So, what he's talking about is that a coalition would take Londolozi as permanent residence, instead of being too weak to hold it for long (like Kinky tail and Mr.T, and the previous males before them), or moving off to conque new prides (like the Majingilane did).