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(05-05-2022, 08:53 PM)Gabriele Wrote: Does it seem normal behavior for lions to eat their defeated opponent after breaking his spine in three places, when, usually once paralyzed, he is left to die? Or is it normal behavior that out of 4 lions, for 8 years that have dominated vast territories, there has NEVER been a 1 vs 1 battle by an MJ?
1. Lions do eat other lions who they kill sometimes, just few days ago Kruger male (or Skybed son) eated subadult from Imbali pride which he killed.
2. Why would they fight 1vs1 or outnumbered (which they did few times) if you have big numbers? As i said, its numbers game.
1. Sure but infrequent, maginjilane had a cannibal fondness not only for Kinky Tail (as in part Mr. T, but not as commonly for lions). 2. Simply because in 8 years that you are dominant, sooner or later, it happens, if you have never seen anything like this it means that in the case of 1vs1 they have always fled, another infrequent behavior in lions. We can turn around as much as we want, but Kinky Tail faced at least 2 lions alone (maybe he didn't know he was being chased by two others behind), the Maginjilane never took a chance even if they were 2 vs 1. They all had to be to face a duel . I call these differences in behavior 'courage' and 'cowardice', others may call them differently, but that they have different behaviors is indisputable, and, personally, I prefer the first behavior