Lions of Manyeleti

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(Yesterday, 09:41 PM)KM600 Wrote: Mandevu will never go down as a legendary lion, he just didn’t achieve a lot in terms of territories taken over or cubs sired, but this was a male lion who seemingly never backed out of a 1 on 1 and was the primary protector for Mbiri Pride when his brothers were injured. He will always have my respect.

Actually i dissagree.

I dont think "achievements" like number of offspring, prides, territory size, battle wons etc. are determined factors what makes male lions/coalitions famous and legendary (atleast for me).

Its their characters and stories which we follow, and often these types of "underdog/unlucky/tragic/unique" stories are more compelling and interesting to us, because in some way we can "relate" to them.

Mandevu's and Tintswalos story was like that, a rollercoaster of emotions over 5 years, which luckly we where able to follow regulary.

Just as, for example, Mapogos or Mbiris, "earn" their famous and legendary status thru battles, Majingilanes and Matimbas thru legacy, theres lions and coalitions who earn their famous and legendary status because of their story.

My fav sighting of Tintswalos:

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