Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara

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(09-08-2022, 09:36 AM)BigLion39 Wrote: Here's Lipstick and Blackie brother, the 3rd 4KM brother, father of Maradadi. He was killed or disappeared as he stayed back with the Paradise Pride while his 2 brothers Lipstick and Blackie moved on and took over the Topi Plains Pride.

Credits to  Andy and Sarah Skinner

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Here is their 4th brother from the late 4'km male lion coalition. He is the one who died the earliest among them at around 2010, when they had some confrontations with the 6 Notches (Long also disappeared this time) however it was not sure he just vanished then and don't know exactly what happened to him. As in the case of their 3rd brother in your post; just around 2013 he also disappeared without a trace probably he was attacked and killed by the Oloololo males according to some rangers back to this year, after Lipstick and Blackie left the pride and their brother for good.

When i saw it for the first time I thought these two pictures show the same lion, but i examinded them afterwards and they have different facial scars. But they had very similar face structures and manes too. So they were twin brothers most probably.

Credits to Andy and Sarah Skinner - Wildlife Photography

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The only known picture of them from their young years when they were still all together from March of 2010. Also many thanks to Sarah and Andy Skinner! 
I have to tried identify them many times over the years and in my opinion (from left to right): 4th brother, Lipstick, Blackie and 3rd brother.

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