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(04-23-2018, 03:04 PM)Leroy Wrote: ales normally expel the youngsters, you are saying they left on their own accord due to lack of mating opportunities, but you then leave behind sub adults that won't be able to defend themselves against new males.
I think it's a sort of response to having the territory unthreatened. In their 2 1/2 years as dominant males they didn't have much, if any, competition for it, so for them leaving wouldn't be that much of a deal, if the territory is safe.
On the other hand, it is known that lions or other big cats such as tigers place a bit more importance in siring new cubs than actually securing those they've already sired.
So it could be any of this things, or maybe another I haven't considered, this si just my opinion.