There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
Battle Scarred. Male lions will often engage in a ferocious fights with other males either to defend or takeover a pride, to determine who is the more dominant and as such has mating rights or even just over the best part of the kill. Interestingly, of the big cats it is only lions who are very vocal eaters, leopards and cheetah prefer to eat as quietly as possible without squabbling, to try and avoid raising too much attention from would be scavengers.
Image of one of the two dominant males of Kambula/Ntsevu pride taken at Malamala Game Reserve.