The Mighty Mapogos

[Mapokser]

There are many talks about the Mapogos being average or even small lions, however even ignoring what Rob said about them being darted while still eating ( so not full ) and saying their peak weight was 230kg ( which is way above average of 190kg even if we correct the partial stomach content ), we can look at the current lions in the Sabi Sands and see that many of them aren't any bigger than some lionesses in terms of height and length. We see the Mapogo granddaughter side by side with the bigger BDM and she wasn't any smaller if at all, we see the same Kambulas bigger than the Ndhzengas and Gijimas hardly bigger than their lionesses too.

Thinking about that I thought about compiling photos of Mapogos side by side with the biggest lionesses of their time and guess what? They always looked big compared to them, be it in terms of height/length or bulk and overall frame.

Dreadlocks and 1/5 Ximhungwe:

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Screenshots from ALukgan's video.

Makhulu and 1/3 Tsalala:

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Credits: Rob/Idube.

Mr.T and 2/6 Styx:

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Credits: Maura Turolla.

Mr.T and Ximhungwes:

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Credits: Leo Vantage.

PB and 1/5 Ximhungwe:

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Credits: Leo Vantage.

PB and 1/5 Ximhungwe:

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Credits Khimbini/Inyati.

Rasta and 1/5 Ximhungwe:

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Credits: Leopard Hills. Reply