I follow many of the larger coalitions as well as prides in Kruger, Sabi Sands,Manyeleti, Timbavati & MaasaiMara. The above Mbiri males, Shaka and Scar are among the biggest in Kruger and they brutal. This kill on the Avoca Guernsey Male happened several months ago.They are fairly old I believe they are 11 yo which is past prime in the wild. Last week (2 days ago) they were seen in Tintswalo and the Tintswalo coalition males (Mandevu and Orpen males) were noticeably absent and all the females submitted to the Mbiris; it was obvious the females had previously submitted to these males because there was no attack on the cubs, if the males had any reason to believe these weren't their cubs they would've killed him on the spot.
The vicious lions above below in adjacent territory;
All eyes are on the 4-strong Kambula males, and 5 strong Ukhula males. The famed Shishangana males that ruled the Satara pride have recently fallen (in part due TB) with only the white Casper lion in decent condition.
A common tactic of two on one is to break the spinal cord an leave it to die. There is another brutal pair, the PCM's, sons of the Mantimahle pride that killed multiple lionesses and cubs even without performing takeovers.
It's tough to be a nomad, or a lone king. There have been several successful prides that produced above the normal 20% survival rate for males, leading to large coalitions that inflict major damage. Mapogos genes are still in S. Africa!
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