Lions of Timbavati

[Dr Panthera]

(03-18-2016, 02:39 AM)Majingilane Wrote: Kambaku River Sands:
Mabande is in trouble!!!!

This morning 2 younger males chased him to the east.

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The rivals, the two young Ross Males.

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The chase!

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I won't stop saying it, until this truth gets into the think skull of the likes of Counter Strike and the rest of those people.

In lion warfare, numbers matter. Yes, Mabande had partners and they were killed by trophy hunters. Bu that's besides the question.

So now, he that is one of the biggest lions around, has to run, or else he risks being killed. 

Numbers matter, every time.

We'll have to wait to see how this develops.

Absolutely!
A three male coalition of 180 kg each will easily kill a 250 kg male or two, large coalitions of 5 or 6 males have eliminated most rivals ( even if bigger in individual size ) whether in Ngorongoro, Serengeti, or Sabi Sands..such large coalitions monopolize mating and end up weakening the genetic variability in the area...the way lion society balance and regulates its genetic health through the dispersal of sub-adults is fascinating.
A single evicted young male will struggle to master a pride of his own, a coalition of two has a better chance, and a coalitions of three even better...larger coalitions end up monopolizing several prides and sometimes breaking into smaller coalitions controlling different prides. Reply