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(04-01-2022, 02:09 AM)Gabriele Wrote: According to some, he may have died in the depths of the Kruger, in areas not covered by the guides, away from smartphones and videocam, for this reason the body was never found... Or even having found another companion, and a small pride in which to end up. his days serenely. It would be nice. The horrific end of Kinky Tail and the violent end of Mr T do not suit this extraordinary lion. Some say Mapogo were lions like others, only others weren't followed by a worldwide audience. Maybe. But I have never seen any lion who has had a history like Makulu's, who was accepted by another pride, who helped protect him without attempting to take him once he became an adult, as many overgrown children do, sometimes killing their fathers. , to then assume the leadership of the most famous coalition that man has recorded in history.
Maybe many coalitions have done like the Mapogos, but few lions have lived like Makulu
Yea, its actually extraordinary that he was last of 6 Mapogos, when he was 2-3 yrs older then them. He was last seen in MalaMala, he was still in decent condition there, but was never seen after that, i think he went east into Kruger and there meet his fate.
Mapogos where most followed lions in Kruger/Sabi Sands to that date (today because of social media, things are different and easier to follow lions), i would not say that they are like any other coalitions, they where definitely "special", because of their characters, very agressive males, neither coalition was giving so much trouble to other lion population in their area, from coalitions we know of. But theres many coalitions in Kruger today and in the past for who we dont know about anything besides few pictures and videos, some of them might and prob had same "special" threats as Mapogos had, but we just dont know about it.