Kambula/Ntsevu Pride

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This is happening for months? Younger females won't accept their mothers? If so how does MalaMala march report says this?

*Despite the loss of two lionesses, the pride appear stronger and more unified now than they have 
been for months. Even lionesses from Kambula Group A have reintegrated with the core of the pride.*

There's literally no evidence the pride is breaking away and for all we know only 2 lionesses died so far, one younger and one older.

You're seeing some little footage here and there and coming to a drastic conclusion.

MalaMala april report also makes no mention of anyone breaking away or any members being rejected. This is normal behavior in any big pride, I remember reading Sparta pride and WSM reports in the 2000s and the pride was always spliting in multiple groups, months would pass without the smaller groups being sighted together, still no breakaway happened, it was just how a big dominant pride in Mala Mala operates, now we see some footage throughout a few weeks with only 4 females and you assume they kicked out their mothers?

To add to that, Kambulas were forced away, there's literally a report I think from 2016 ( I can find it and share it here later ) saying they finally reunited with their mothers and the Mangheni 12 becoming a huge pride, but ranger said "will they stay together now or be forced to split again?". Reply