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Big Cats 24/7
The Risks are High for Inexperienced, Young Male Lions
The threat from intruder lions is particularly high for the sub-adult males in the Xudum Pride. Nkgonne and Colin may be physically larger than cubs, but these inexperienced two-year-olds hardly act like nearly independent male lions. Instead, the siblings clown around together, even taking their outlandish behavior into the trees.
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The Big Cats 24/7 team follows lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta.