History's most brutal killers, the Majingilane Male Lions

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(08-30-2016, 12:35 PM)jacksonsmash Wrote: my favorite coalition!  where is their territory  and how many prides are in their control. 

Their territory is in the west of the Sabi sands. Right now they  fully control the Othawa pride. They also controlled the Mangheni pride, but these lionesseshave been moving more to the east, to where the Matimbas are.

Quote:Didnt they control 3 or 4 prides at one time.Who ousted them or did they abandon them ?

They did. At first, they controlled the Styx and Fourways prides, that's why their older sons and daughters are of these prides. Then, when the cubs where older they left these prides gradually, moving more to the center of the Sabi sands and cementing their control of the Sparta and Tsalala prides, raising cubs also with these prides.

In 2014, I don't remember if it was may or june, they killed one of the Selati males in the west, after a series of incursions in their territory, and gradually they started spending more and more time in the west. With such a vast territory, they had to spent a lot of time separated to be able to patrol it but this also put them in danger of rivals that could get them alone.

So, in what I consider a smart move, they gradually started to spent less time in their eastern territory (Londolozi and Mala mala), only returning for an ocasional patrol, but definitely focusing their attention in the three prides of the west.

It is often said the Matimbas forced them out of their lands. That is a lie. A full year had passed( between mid 2014 to mid 2015), when the Birmingham males arrived, that forced the Matimbas out of their territory for them to go to Londolozi, where they hadn't been seen until then.

The Majingilane were not forced out of their territory. They left part of it to manage the new they had adquire in a better way. 

Quote:The Mapogos were cool but these guys are so successful.So intelligent.It will be a sad day when they are ousted.Which coalitions are their biggest threat right now.I know they are getting up there age wise.

Well right now the only ones that could be a threat are the Birmingham males, but this may take a while because the males are settled and have cubs to look after. But when these cubs are grown, then it could be a time for the Birminghams to make a move, targeting weaker coalitions like the Matimbas (because they are just two), or the Majingilane (because of their age). But one thing that compensates their age is that they still have numbers. They still are four strong. Reply