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this is the life circle of a male Lion, it is very sad but this is nature.
Male Lions will reign for some years and then disposed by younger males.
I believe the Mapogos are a Legend because of their unprecedented territorial needs and it is incredible sad that all their sons have been killed.
Mr.T was a very strange animal, he killed even cubs of his brothers, those of Pretty Boy.
Can you show or say were about the Majingilane and where the Birmingham Boys are these days?
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Agreed on the first assessment. The Majingilanes will most certainly end up facing a harsh fate in the near future.
A for the Mapogos I also agree. Very doubtful there will ever be another coalition like them any time soon. Their territory totaled virtually all of SS with the exception of the very extreme North and the very extreme south of SS. Everything else was theirs in a short amount of time. They blitzkrieged the whole area.
As for Mr. T, the whole issue of him being a weird animal or a "bad Lion" for Lion society is a bit of an overstatement. Yes he was the "special" one of his coalition and he was definitely a character. But his actions are only a projection of the calling of nature. He wasn't the only one of his coalition that killed his brother's cubs. Some of the other Mapogos(it could have been all 5) killed Makhulu's cubs in 2007 because they didn't recognize them as theirs. Most if not All Lions do this if they are in the same boat and it doesn't matter if they were sired by a brother of theirs. If they are absolutely sure they didn't sire those cubs, they most likely will said cubs. Though for it to happen amongst brothers, certain circumstances have to happen like how it happened within the Mapogo coalition more than once.
Also I must point out that it is sad that the Mapogos lost a lot of offspring however, despite their turbulent life, they did sire a lot of offspring into adulthood or near that point. I believe the number is around 21. However around a dozen of those offspring were killed or put down by local human intervention and some of them were poached. Tragic circumstances indeed because these sub-adults were at an advanced age.
9 of those 21 or so are still alive and well however. The 2 Males were adults and about 4 years and some months old when they left the reserve. The Kruger is incredibly vast which certainly explains why they haven't been documented since. And of course the 7 daughters that make up two prides in the SS. Mangheni and Othawa prides.
And as far as the Birminghams my friend, they currently own the bigger part of Sabi Sands out of any coalition. Their territory expands from North to East and recently some parts of the South. They are showing a lot of interest in Mala Mala. The Majingilanes are of course out West which is a more condensed area. The Majingilanes are staying put at this point in their age, the Birminghams haven't shown much interest or liking of the West as of yet. So basically as of now, the Majingilanes are safe from a take over by the younger Birminghams. However, that can change soon as the Birminghams are still not yet in their full maturity and prime. They will surely get more greedy and feel the need to expand. Besides the Birminghams, the Majingilanes don't have a huge threat for now at least. Hope I answered your question.