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3/4 Nwaswitshaka Males recently wandered into Mala Mala again. They are definitely developing their confidence for a future take over. Interesting times ahead in the Sabi Sands
(12-05-2021, 08:23 PM)criollo2mil Wrote: The N’waswishaka seem determined in Mala Mala. The Dynamics in the region are headed for a whirlwind
I'm kind of surprised by the take-over attempt, to be honest. I would have thought the 4 males would have waited a bit longer, to ensure their 11 young are at least a 1.5-2 years old, before trying to conquer another pride. Trying to be in so much territory all the time, means the growing young in the Styx and Southern Pride will be made more vulnerable oftener. Just hoping it doesn't backfire on them in the end. I guess the lure of 6 more females seems irresistible to them with 4 males. My only gripe is that those Styx young are still cubs. I'd love for that pride to rebuild themselves at last. They've had so much bad luck with their offspring in the past several years. I'm still wondering how many females they have vs. males.
12-05-2021, 09:09 PM( This post was last modified: 12-05-2021, 09:13 PM by Duco Ndona )
Its not the first time we have a intrusion hyped up to be the next take over, only to fizzle out into nothing. Just like the time they invaded the Mhangeni, or just a few weeks ago in Londolozi.
Unless they actually start to hunt down the BBoys and attack them. I am going to assume this was just another expedition to find mating opportunies and they will be back with their home pride in a few days.
Ultimately, they are just males and only care about food and mating. Once they find a pride they can take and mate in. They will likely just abandon their previous pride and move on. Regardless of what happens to their cubs.
Strong coalitions surrounded by weaker ones are always problematic for prides like that.
It seems notable that Uboso seemed to lead this. Perhaps he has a bigger sense of urgency being older than the rest. He also stayed back to mate with Kambula (6?).
Eorenji ofc must not miss that, that would be out of character:)
It should be taken in consideration that if the N’was males take over all the Birmingham teritory (although it is unlikely for now), they will have too much territory to handle by themselves. They will have half of Mala Mala and all of Sabi Sabi and Lion Sands. This will cause some trouble for them because they cant patrol such a big territory. They might abandon one of the prides in southern Sabi Sands in order to focus on Kambulas and this isnt good as the Styx pride are open for a takeover from S. Avocas or anyone else.
