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08-03-2019, 10:25 PM( This post was last modified: 08-03-2019, 10:27 PM by fursan syed )
Growling Male Lion Date: 11. January 2009
"This male lion is one of 6 bachelor males who had recently moved into the Sabi Sands area and established their reign as masters of the territory. Locally known as "The Gangsters", these males have reportedly killed as many as 40 other lions in the Sabi Sands, mostly other males but also cubs and some females. Though this sounds barbaric, and has significantly reduced the lion population in the Sands, it is in reality a good thing. They have mated with many of the females and so are refreshing the stale gene pool which had existed in the area. They'll continue their reign, dominating this territory and contributing their genetics to new generations of lion cubs until they are eventually unseated by the next group of stronger males.
This guy is obviously a fighter, as is evident by the scars on his forelegs, side and face" Photographer:Aaron Cacali