Lions of Sabi Sands

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(09-02-2024, 11:25 PM)Duco Ndona Wrote: The PCmales are in my opinion a overrated coalition. They largely profited from the death of the Styx male, Othawa male, the decline of the Tumbella coalition and the distracted northern Avocas which made it easy for them to expand to multiple prides without much of a fight. 
If it comes to actually confronting rival male lions, we see they mostly target weaker lions, don't finish fights and drag their feet if it comes to confronting their rivals. Allowing rival lions like Tumbella to spend generous amount of time there even when it should be easy to send them off.   
Furthermore, they are seen more apart recently and if they insist on keeping the Nkuhuma pride, will be spending lots of time away from the west. 

Nym or Nkuhuma and Kyane are on paper a very promising coalition of two strong capable males. Right now they easily form a mayor threat to any unprotected pride and if they can get their act together, they are strong enough to take on rival male lions or atleast deter the PCmales from confronting the two directly two versus two.

I can easily see a scenario where both coalitions start hanging out in western sector without directly confronting each other. Playing a game of chicken until one group abandons the west under the pressure or manages to catch their rival alone. Which would be a great risk for the prides.

Offcource that is if Nym and Kyane choose to stay in western sector. Which is still a big if at the moment.

The Nukhuma male lion and the young Talamati male lion would do and be better in the north. The bad thing is the Nukhuma pride is their family and relatives. The Plain Camp male lions have been seen with the Nukhuma lionesses? They have been with the Mahangeni lionesses I was hoping they stayed there. Reply