The Fly Infested Simba at Sunrise!
It's commonly thought that a pride of lion comprises a single dominant male and his females, this is not the case. A territory is held by several males in partnership known as a coalition. There can be between two or more males in a coalition and their territory overlaps with a number of different mutually exclusive female territories. Working as a team, it is easier to dispossess older lions of their domain and keep hyenas at bay, lions’ chief competition. Collectively the males are a stronger force, can defend a larger territory and protect more females. They will split up to do patrols but rejoin as necessity requires. The coalition may be, but not always, made up of brothers. In this instance, the cooperative effort serves the perpetuity of the family genes.
The young Prince Olosiado of the Black Rock Pride was seen very well fed after the previous nights hunt, who still require some grooming to rid himself of any blood stains, and was captured during a Photography Safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
The Fly Infested Simba at Sunrise!
It's commonly thought that a pride of lion comprises a single dominant male and his females, this is not the case. A territory is held by several males in partnership known as a coalition. There can be between two or more males in a coalition and their territory overlaps with a number of different mutually exclusive female territories. Working as a team, it is easier to dispossess older lions of their domain and keep hyenas at bay, lions’ chief competition. Collectively the males are a stronger force, can defend a larger territory and protect more females. They will split up to do patrols but rejoin as necessity requires. The coalition may be, but not always, made up of brothers. In this instance, the cooperative effort serves the perpetuity of the family genes.
The young Prince Olosiado of the Black Rock Pride was seen very well fed after the previous nights hunt, who still require some grooming to rid himself of any blood stains, and was captured during a Photography Safari on an early morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.