Lions of Timbavati

[Matimbalani]

(08-26-2020, 08:20 PM)TinoArmando Wrote:

(08-26-2020, 07:26 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(08-26-2020, 02:38 PM)Potato Wrote: What examples are those? Could you provide at least one, single raport of such think. Also any wild lion makes kill at least from time to time so even if he indeed hunted from time to time on his own, still it doesn't place him above none and isn't even close enought for a term of great hunter.

Yes, i can make multiple examples just from past few months when he was alone.. 

April 2020 :

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By the size of the horns, that was a big bull, not many lions can kill adult buffalo on his own.. 

Also, here is him drinking at Orpens after he made a kill, 1 month or so ago:

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Also theres a video of him killing a wildebeest , when Giraffe pride was just watching at side, i cant find it rn, but its out there..

And latest and fatal hunt:

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(08-26-2020, 02:38 PM)Potato Wrote: He wasn't alone beside his vander to Orpen Gate. All other sightings of him were with some portion of Giraffe pride in company.

 
He was ousted by Monwanas in March/April, after that he was seen with his sons 1 time, and after that there was no sign of him for quite some time, only to be found alone in northern Thornybush 2 months ago, and then recently around Orpens Gate.. 

I think you are underestimating BDM as a lion, and i dont like it, and saying that he wouldn't survive on his own at this point is just nonsense, he survived already 4/5 months on his own pretty much and was still in perfect condition, and i think most of people on this forum would agree with me..

But all can have their own opinion, and i respect that, but we have different opinions, so theres no need for more discussion of this topic, because its pointless it seems..

The Black dam male has died like a king.
Sadly he was killed by the buffalo, But he left a magnificent legacy who lives on in both reserves, Thornybush and Timbavati.
Being a lone dominant male deserves a lot of credits, and even when he was very succesfully on it
I will post more pictures and video of him trying to taking down the buffalo.

In nature, you don't get a free pass. Hunting in a pack/pride reduces the risk of injury and death. I have no doubt that he would have survived as a lone/nomadic male but the risks go up significantly while hunting big game (as lions do because of their size). 

Lions are social animals and are primed to operate at their best in a social setting in the specific context of their environment and prey. I learned a lot from the book Serengeti Rules and the lecture by the author:

Also, lions don't get into fights for the sake of getting into fights. Its a reward/risk assessment and if a lion miscalculates he/she will be promptly removed from the population and whatever tendency lead to that miscalculation won't propagate in the population. Reply