Lions of Timbavati

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(11-06-2022, 12:08 AM)Tr1x24 Wrote:

(11-05-2022, 11:22 PM)Ngonya Wrote: really sad he didnt even get a chance to spread his genes and be a pride male.

Yea, such a shame, its always sad to see young nomadic male get killed, but thats the life of male lions, few make to nomadic phase, even fewer to be territorial males.

Something I've noticed, in reading up on the Asiatic Lions, I do not see them building coalitions as prevalently as we see with the African Lions, the rate of lions killing other lions also does not seem as high. I wonder if these two observations are related, that perhaps the male Asiatic Lions are not as aggressive as the African Lions, because it is much more likely to be a 1V1 situation, raising the likelihood that they will both be injured should conflict occur. 

I also wonder if the prevalence of African Lion coalitions might be a relatively newer phenomenon, within the last 50-60 years newer. When I was a child, in the 70s, I recall a wildlife show about lions, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdon, they were showing a male lion and his pride, and he was attacked by one male and the pride male won the fight. The beaten male then later returned with a brother, and together they beat and drove off the pride male. I remember the host of the show, Marlin Perkins, commenting on how seeing male lions pairing up to take the pride of another was a rare thing to witness in the wild, at that time, making the child me angry that they did not fight him fairly. It is obviously possible that Marlin Perkins simply wasn't aware of such things happening, but he did openly comment about the rare occurrence. Reply