The Birmingham Males

[Tshokwane]

War is coming...
The five Birmingham males have been seen in Majingilane territory( Elephant plains and apparently the territory where the Othawa pride is), killing a buffalo yesterday.

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It's amazing(but not unexpected) how much they have grown since they were kicked out by the Selatis and, walking in Majingilane territory and even roaring(a serious and risky move, since roars are mostly used to signal you claim in a territory) shows that change can be coming really quickly to the lion world.
At full force,4 older, more experienced kings vs 5 younger brutes I completely back the Majingilane. They know how the game is played, they know what they have to do and how to win it.
On the other hand, the Birmingham males are at least 6 years younger than the Majingilane.

This is the oldest(4 years old), the blond male, one of the most beautiful young males in the Sabi sands

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And it's clear that a 5 vs 2 battle, as usually the Majingilane split when patrolling, is a lost cause for the older males, and eventually this could balance ther outcome of the warfare to the Birmingham side. The same and more can be said if the caught one of them alone..

On the other hand, there is the presence of the two Matimba males. I have been told that both coalitions are slightly related, but since the danger of in-breeding is only real after several generations, maybe the Birmingham males will prefer to tackle this males instead. Granted, both Southern Matimbas are beasts of nature, really big males, but like I always try to point out, number are everything in the lion world.
So what is going to happen? I don't know. But I'm sticking to lions pages in facebook and wildlife blogs to get to know everything about it and, who knows, maybe we get lucky enough to witness it in a video, like 3 and 5 years ago.
Can you imagine the privilege of seeing all of these powerful males fighting and roaring for their territory?...

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