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07-29-2023, 10:57 AM( This post was last modified: 07-29-2023, 11:20 AM by Tr1x24 )
(07-29-2023, 09:43 AM)Mapokser Wrote: I'm still of the opinion that his brothers died like they did because they had their father TB. There was mention of TB being passed from father to son and it's too much of a coincidence that all those sired by Sizanani suffer the exact same fate while the ones sired by Skorro are healthy.
If it was a disease he got from a carcass he'd be a dead a long time ago.
Neither of these things we know for certain.
We dont know for certain who sired who, also, what, only lions which fathers where ill can develop disease? Nonsense..
80,90% of lions in Kruger are infected with some kind of bacteria disease, it only depends on their genes, immune system and type of disease (is i agressive or not) when they will start to show symptoms.
And why would disese affect him the same way as his brothers? Sizanani sons might have weaker immune system based of genetics, while Skorros stronger, but that doesnt mean they are immune to disease completly.. Same disease doesnt affect every living organism the same, thats well known fact.
As for "he got that in a fight", first of all, no scars/wounds on that leg, and 2nd, that leg should be getting better if injured, not worse.
It feels like i read every week how Tumbela or NK where in a fight with PC males, if 2 PC males ever caught any of them, ever, they would be dead long ago..