Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara

[Mwk85]

(01-30-2023, 10:53 AM)Mapokser Wrote: It's actually normal behavior for sons to help their fathers against intruders if they are around and confident enough to join in ( obviously they won't join a clash they won't have the upper hand and it's a risky move because neither parent or son has a bond to make them confident enough that their partner will back them in a fight ), not different from when females charge at intruders, any member of a pride will help defend it ( and their territory ) given the chance and the odds.

It doesn't mean the sons will join the coalition ( though it can happen if the dominant male(s) feel they are too weak and threatened and see in their sons an opportunity to remain in power ), but obviously not the norm, they normally chase the sons aways given the time. In Notch's case he joined the sons coalition as nomads, after he was ousted and his sons chased away.

Guess I should have elaborated more on the Notch reference in my original post, lol. I pretty much was referring to the same situation that happened with Notch (being ousted as pride male) happening to Halftail given the numerous other coalitions in the area and the potential for him and his sons forming a new coalition with each other while they're all in nomadic stage of things. I forgot about speculation not really being looked upon fondly on here, so I'll refrain from doing so in the future. Reply