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(09-18-2017, 07:20 AM)sik94 Wrote: Lions don't "know" numbers are everything in their world, they don't have the mental capacity to think in those terms. These coalitions will not waste energy on raising cubs that do not further their own bloodline. They won't join forces for the same reason new males kill all cubs fathered by the previous males, to further their own bloodline and not waste energy on another coalitions cubs (all this is instinctual). Young male lions join forces within a very small window of time right after they get kicked out of their natal prides, the avocas and the tsalalas are past that point now and are competitors.
Im not positive but I believe this is incorrect. If Im not mistaken recently a coalition of two were defeated. One of the males killed while the other ran. Later the lone male survivor was seen with his arch enemy. Both were adult's in their prime. They formed a new coalition even after bitter fighting for years. I wanna say C-Boy but Im not 100% sure. It was recent though.