The Birmingham Males

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(04-17-2020, 08:40 PM)Matimbalani Wrote: You are right but from a purely chance based calculation the risk is higher for the BBoys than the Nwas.  So far as I know this was their first encounter and I don't think those end up in serious conflict as neither side knows the strength of the other. The point is to ultimately increase chances of reproduction, the less the chance of death or injury the better. 

If the Nwas were a bit older may be we would have seen what happened to Kinky Tail. If one lion takes a chance and stands their ground and attracts the others the tables will turn in an instant. On the other hand if his brothers keep running he will likely become toast. 

That being said a lot of factors play into this: the experience of the intruders, how many times they have had encounters before, their relative size, and the strength of bonds between coalitions. Usually it's the loner or outsider that goes first: the blondie of the Mohlabetsi coalition and the blondie in the Fourway coalition.

Blondie in Fourways was not outsider, he was sired by Majingilanes and brother of Dark Maned Fourways, 3rd male who is still alive and with Dark Mane was the unrelated male who joined Fourways pride. 

But i think thats random, many times most biggest and dominant males gets caught first, because they have the most confidence and because of that can split occasionaly from the rest, for example 5th Majingilane. Also the dominant N'ws male often can be seen alone, and judging by the pictures and videos he was the male who split from other 3, but maybe that isnt random, as he is the strongest and has the best chance of the 4 to fight alone if he gets caught, while the 3 weaker ones stick together.

But yea, a lot of factors are in the play, 2 Bboys certaintly wouldn't chase like that a big, dominant males, situation would be different.. Reply