Coalitions of Kruger National Park

[T_Ferguson]

(06-02-2023, 05:23 AM)Mapokser Wrote: @Robot00 IIRC you said you hoped they became the new Mapogos. Mapogos when they were at the Nkhulus age were the same thing, they ran from 2 Split Rock males 5v2 and always got dominated by them in 2005 ( per MM reports ) it wasn't until they turned fully territorial at the end of 2005 and beginning of 2006 that they got confident. There's literally video footage of Scar and Tyson scattering the 5 Mapogos and chasing and almost getting one of them, they were lucky to escape. Meanwhile the Mapogos fathers showed up around the same age in SS challenging the 2 Londolozi dominant males who accepted the challenge and went to meet them. Rangers found the 5 WSM the next day resting and the 2 dominant males dead in front of them.

This shows how every lion/coalition matures at a different rate, both physically and mentally. 

Although they have huge size the Nkhulus are clearly in the basket of lions who take longer to mature mentally build their confidence despite having great numbers, but that doesn't mean they'll be weak once they "click" and switch to fully territorial.

We can still be upset that they suck for leaving Dreadlocks out to dry.    Reply