Last Battle of legendary Duba Boy in Clash of Prides ✹ LION FIGHT
- 11 months ago
Guides and scientists had expected the Duba Boys' reign to end beginning 2001-2002 but the brothers just kept on repelling any new males invading their territory and also kicking out their younger sons out of their domain.
But as with nature it would only be a matter of time until a changing of the guard at Duba Plains….
On December 28, 2007, one of the brothers finally died after succumbing to an injury that was caused by an attack from the dominant males of the neighboring territory. The Duba Boy was found by the guides one morning with a badly injured eye. Most of the guides agreed that it was likely that if he did not feed during the night that he would breathe his last. This turned out to be true.
Duba guide James 007 was on game drive on the morning of the December 29, 2007 when he saw some vultures soaring along Letlalo Road. As usual he investigated and was devastated to find the late Duba Boy. It is fitting that he was killed by the buffalos he had hunted for most of his adult life. The area looked like a battle field. The bush was trashed, the grass was trampled and the dead Duba Boy had a gash from the chest down to the belly from the horns of his relentless enemies. A Legend has fallen...
But as with nature it would only be a matter of time until a changing of the guard at Duba Plains….
On December 28, 2007, one of the brothers finally died after succumbing to an injury that was caused by an attack from the dominant males of the neighboring territory. The Duba Boy was found by the guides one morning with a badly injured eye. Most of the guides agreed that it was likely that if he did not feed during the night that he would breathe his last. This turned out to be true.
Duba guide James 007 was on game drive on the morning of the December 29, 2007 when he saw some vultures soaring along Letlalo Road. As usual he investigated and was devastated to find the late Duba Boy. It is fitting that he was killed by the buffalos he had hunted for most of his adult life. The area looked like a battle field. The bush was trashed, the grass was trampled and the dead Duba Boy had a gash from the chest down to the belly from the horns of his relentless enemies. A Legend has fallen...