Nkuhuma Pride

[WildLeonis]

(12-10-2022, 03:07 PM)Duco Ndona Wrote: Splitting of from your pride has always been a huge gamble. But it is necessary when prides grow to big and your resident coalition to weak etc.

Unfortunately it just didnt pan out this time. The timing was just bad with the collapse of the Tumbellas on the west and the Mhangeni pride fully accepting pride males again. 

Things are just to much in a flux right now for any solo adventure.

The Avocas (Blondie/Mohawk) were still a strong coalition and in good health at the time Ridgenose (RN) and Amber Eyes (AE) decided to explore their options with the PC Males. That said, the pride had become pretty large by this point. So I can understand why they made the decision to move on. I would’ve hated for the Avocas to lose more Nkuhuma ladies, but it’s too bad that 2-3 other ladies didn’t join RN and AE in their departure. Perhaps things would’ve turned out differently and RN wouldn’t be on her own right now. Heck maybe AE would still be accounted for.

But I digress, it’s sad hearing about AE. She was one of the standouts in the Nkuhuma pride. Oftentimes she seemed to lead the pride when they decided to get moving. Steve of WE noted that unlike other lions when going to to the “toilet” she’d oftentimes move out of the area where she and others were resting and do her business elsewhere then return. And she could be very prickly and impatient. She’d deal with her cubs and other pride members cubs but only for a short period of time before her patience would run out and she’d be biting, growling and snapping at them. I’d seen her get nasty with other ladies in the pride and the dominate males too, for no other reason than she didn’t want to be bothered with them. Lol. She was a fierce girl with a LOT of personality. 

RIP AE if she’s truly gone, which is likely since she’s been MIA for a couple of months. She’ll be missed. Reply