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(01-27-2020, 02:17 AM)Potato Wrote: I do not think Mapoza which is alive now had that size of mane 3 years ago. I am not sure (talking from memory), but I would presume that this is current Mapoza's big bro.
I think so too. I remember seeing this video back then and reading that it was the bigger Mapoza male (which is the brother of the current Mapoza with the dead eye). By the way, do you know what happened or the story behind him? I know that the Mapoza males had several encounters with with Mibiri males when the Mibiri first appeared in the area. I think the Mibiris also chased them away from the two Ross females (breakaway females if I remember right). Was he killed by the Mibiris over those two lioness or did he die from other causes?
I can't answer your question for sure, but from reading various accounts I get a sense that he may have been hunted. The general attitude seems to be "yeah, big beautiful male lions with full manes do disappear frequently in Timbavati."
thanks for the reply. he was a good looking male lion, such a shame if he was hunted.