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(03-11-2024, 12:46 AM)BA0701 Wrote: Could be, but the one thing that we do know is that it is almost always the males who drive them out. Who made the decision that it was time? Your guess is as good as mine on that one.
I don't think a "decision" is made to push the young males out from the coalition or the pride. As the young males start demanding the respect of an adult, the adults start treating them as adults which kind of weakens the bond over time. The males especially will start seeing the actions of their sons as a challenge when they stop behaving like submissive subadults, at some point independence becomes the more favorable option compared to constantly being pushed around by the males and slapped around by the females who are busy with the next generation of litters. For young males that are confident in themselves, that point of when independence becomes the better option comes a lot sooner compared to let's a lone young male who will stick around as long as possible knowing what awaits him out there.
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