Four Lions Battling for Supremacy
This particular footage was shot at the amazing Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa. The scene is witnessed by several jeeps full of visitors and you can hear an explanation from one of the guides as well as read an account in the video notes. It seems that two brother lions from the Addo section of the park have decided that they want to expand their territory so that they will have more females to mate with. So, they walk towards the south where they encounter the territory of two lions called Kwandwe and Monomoholo. The two visiting lions advertise their presence by calling loudly and, sure enough, they soon get noticed. Kwandwe and Monomoholo start to call back and the four reach striking distance of each other. At this point, the visiting males seem to lose their confidence and may be thinking better of their decision. But it is too late, and a physical confrontation starts. Kwandwe and Monomoholo get the better of one of the Addo males so his brother comes back to try and help him but they are overpowered. We are told that this ends in the death of one of the visiting brothers.
Lions Mating and Cubs
Lions live in some parts of Africa and Asia and are the largest felines on the African continent. Male lions are very territorial and will happily kill rivals if they can. The males are more powerfully built and taller than the females and have a distinctive mane of longer and darker fur around their heads. This is thought to be linked to their testosterone levels. Lions live in social groups called prides but these mainly comprise females and their cubs. Most of the hunting is also carried out by the females. Meanwhile, there is usually a single male (or a small group of up to three males) who control the territory in which the pride lives. They do this by walking around it and marking trees and rocks using their urine to warn off rival males. The male has the mating rights for all the females but his position is constantly under threat from other males who may want to expand their own territories. This is exactly what we are seeing in this vid, with a very sad outcome.
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