Lions of Timbavati

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(02-10-2022, 01:03 PM)Potato Wrote: It is not small chance as such "coincidence" happens quite often in the lion world. Tintswalos took over bassicly in same time Orpens passed away, same with succession of Mapozas from Trilogy. MOhawk Matshapiri wasn't even dead yet when Avocas already sensed vacum of power in the arena. Avoca/Giraffes also took territorys from Thanda Impis right after Sizanani's passing away. I could go with those examples on and on as it is general think in male lion world that the vacum of power does not least for long at all and there is bassicly always some coalition around which would gladly fill it up.

I got you, but theres is always a gap/time in between, when other males/coalitions recognize that that area is empty/weakened, then they move in. . That was not in this case, Hercules/Sumatra already engaged with Giraffe pride females when body of dead Monwana male was not even found yet.. 

Same would go with 2 Skorros vs 2 Nharhus, we where "lucky" that rangers found Xitaya who was still alive but dying to hyenas and they knew that 2 new males in the area, Skorros, did that, and they immidiately takeover Nharhus territory and Myambula females (with who Nharhus started mating) after that. That situation might be exactly what happened in this case, but rangers didn't find Monwana male alive in this case so they could confirme. 

That short period in which Hercules/Sumatra takeover their territory and females is the reason why i think its more likely they defeated them, and not that they took advantage of his demise. But thats just my opinion. Reply