The Matimba coalition

[Mapokser]

If I were to guess, I'd say Slitnose was the oldest with Shaka possibly being the same age or born around the same time, maybe littermate. Ginger maybe a little bit younger or also born around the same time. WF either younger or he was slow to develop.

We have to keep in mind that it is far from unlikely for littermate cats to have different fathers. Look-wise, for instance, K5 seems to have different father from his 2 littermates, same with Mr.T and KT from the Mapogo.

But I believe the white-faced Old Skybed was likely father to most of the Matimba, at least HB, Ginger and WF "for sure", maybe Ndhuna and Shaka as well, but the less-known third Skybed also has a decent shot with Ndhuna and Shaka I think.

Boss Skybed very likely ST's father, they are very similar, him and his less know brother probably sired most of the young Skybeds, going by looks.

It's worth noticing though, that it is speculated that the 3 Old Skybeds were sons of the Birmingham pride males that they ousted, and looking at a photo of 1/3 Old Skybed with a Birmingham female who looks a lot like Slitnose Matimba and 1/2 Mbiri Matimba daughter and Scar Mbiri, I don't doubt it, she could even be ST's mother and at least half-sister to Boss Skybed.

But anyway the point is that the inbreeding may go so far back that guessing parentage by looks may be more unreliable than what normally it already is. Reply