

T (also called Satan) were often observed being more aggressive in bringing down the buffalo.

During the buffalo hunts, Kinky Tail (also called Shaka) and Mr. According to Dave Salmoni, successfully taking down cape buffalo was their "key to success". As they grew in size and experience, they were able to take down large prey such as hippos, young rhinos, and even giraffes. Whilst living among themselves, the lions learned to be successful hunters. They now had to fight for themselves, but by sticking together they increased their survival chances. In the first months of 2006, the five subadult lions and Makulu left their pride. Field experts believe a likely reason for his acceptance into the pride was because he may have been the offspring of one of the West Street Males and a lioness from another pride (therefore making him the Mapogos' half brother). Though not readily accepted by the lionesses, the West Street Males tolerated him and didn't kill him, even though typically, intruding males of his age would be chased off or killed. As a result, Makulu was naturally bigger in size than his fellow brothers. The story is that the original Sparta pride lost a male sub-adult of 20 to 21 months of age in May/June 2000 and in July 2000, this male of about the same age latched on to the original pride. The oldest Mapogo male, Makulu, is believed to be unrelated to the other five lions. In their quest to dominate the area, the six lions killed approximately 40 other lions which included many cubs, females, and rival adult males. The five related brothers were sired by a similar mega pride coalition of five male lions. The Mapogo lions followed a recent trend in the Sabi Sand Reserve of mega pride male lion coalitions. The Mapogo coalition originated from Mala Mala from what was called the “Eyrefield Pride” (Sparta Pride) and moved into the Western Sector in 2006.
