Lions of Sabi Sands

[Duco Ndona]

Its not like we have footage of the fight or a perfect record of what happened. The Nwas may not have been able to kill the other outright. But with a lucky swipe they may have done enough damage to cause him to expire not long later or otherwise cause enough damage to force the others to abandon him. Time will tell on that one, but most likely he will just disappear.
They are still young, so one of the reasons of why those guys aren't as successful may be a very poorly developed skill. They also still feel like scared cubs just thrown into nomadhood.  Not yet ready to risk confrontation, be it with other males or prides. These are living beings afteral, so strict timelines and age expectations are not law. 

Ultimately we can not predict these things. 
Not that long ago, the four Nwas were considered the kings of the reserve. Now there are down to two and they surrendered two of their prides to the much smaller Gijimas. Same with the other much hyped coalitions like the Avocas, the Birminghams and the Tumbellas. 
Meanwhile, the PC males seem to get prides thrown at them while barely having to throw a paw and have free range over western sector. Even though at one point they were considered the weakest of the coalitions of western sector. 

Its fun to try, as it demonstrates a good grasp on their behaviour when we do get it right. 
But ultimately. Lions plan, the savanna laughs.

As for the prides.
I think prides prefer small coalitions over larger ones. While the safety is a bonus, large coalitions steal a lot of food from them and there is a lot of competition and aggression among them. So they may end up being quite a pain for the lionesses which in turn would prefer to avoid them. Even if it leaves them vulnerable.
Solitary and nomadic lionesses may choose to avoid males altogether. Preferring to live more like leopards than lions until they can add some numbers. Reply