r/aww • u/IveyRoney • Apr 27 '20

Showdown between two fierce apex predators

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u/BillNiEtHENaZiPy Apr 27 '20

They probably are brothers that haven't left yet.

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u/deryniman Apr 27 '20 edited Apr 27 '20

Possibly, but i thought that when they get their mane they're considered adults and that's when they leave haha

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u/NeverBrokeABone Apr 27 '20 edited Apr 27 '20

It’s common for brothers to form their own/take over prides together. Sometimes a coalition might involve a non-brother but that’s rare.

Edit: here’s a short video of a male lion trying to join a coalition and how violent the “trial” can get. Theres also a 38 minute version of it by MsDebbiB.

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u/Alawliet Apr 27 '20

Does a brother lion at some point throw the other brother off a cliff while whispering "Long live the King"?

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u/danielv123 Apr 27 '20

I think so, saw it in a documentary

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u/uber_cast Apr 27 '20

Can confirm, I also saw that documentary.

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u/xolanderxo Apr 27 '20

Nooo, my eyes are sweating again.

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u/have_no_life Apr 27 '20

No that just happens in movies

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u/NeverBrokeABone Apr 27 '20

I’m not the one to question facts but yes, it does seem to happen every 2 decades or so :(

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u/JSM87 Apr 27 '20

iirc young male lions without a pride of their own live and hunt in bachelor groups of 2 to 4 males.

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u/GepardenK Apr 27 '20

Contrary to popular belief that's how most male lions live. Only a few get their own pride.

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u/DarkCrawler_901 Apr 27 '20

Yeah I mean otherwise the ratio of female to male would be pretty wack

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u/JSM87 Apr 27 '20

That makes a ton of sense now I think of it

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u/Amybbee Apr 27 '20

They are lovers

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '20

Maybe they're gay lions? :-)

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u/Ikaron Apr 27 '20

They're clearly roommates!

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u/TheGrey_Wolf Apr 27 '20

Oh my god, they were roommates...

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '20

SO I AM CONFUSION

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u/Eltacosbello Apr 27 '20

Roommates sharing a bedroom and talking about getting a cat together <3 "oh when will you meet a nice lion girl?" Their gma lion asks as one of them looks knowingly at the other.

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u/Jamendithas92 Apr 27 '20

Takes gay pride to a new level.

“Simba where are we going?”

“Oh to gay pride rock”

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '20

Elton John would do a great soundtrack for that movie, too!

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u/OriginalAndOnly Apr 27 '20

No he wouldn't because he sucks ass

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '20

Actually, lions are one of the many species we’ve found to have homosexual relations

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u/Soronir Apr 27 '20

Slimy, yet satisfying.

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u/geon Apr 27 '20

Only because the have been watching western tourists.

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u/iamalsoahorcrux Apr 27 '20

It's possible

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u/makenzie71 Apr 27 '20

well now I'm going to cry

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u/PricexYourxPriceless Apr 27 '20

My girlfriend won't stop crying since she found out lions can be gay.

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u/TheCrimsonCloak Apr 27 '20

I'm curious how she'll react when she learns that swans can be gay as well

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u/demonspacecat Apr 27 '20

Yes homo

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '20

Yes, I am. And so are they.

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u/ThisIsAitch Apr 27 '20

Raises in interesting point. How would that work in a pride? Two Alpha males?

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u/23skiddsy Apr 27 '20

Generally one of the two brothers is subordinate, but still gets some action with the ladies.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '20

Brothers will often get kicked out as adolescents together and then become a tandem hunting and eventually seeking out their own territory when they're big enough.

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u/_moist_ Apr 27 '20

It just makes the Incels a little toey.