Board Thread:Lion Guard Discussion/@comment-27393094-20160905181058/@comment-33356891-20180831224755

Songfire wrote:

This is a relatively realistic representation- too many predators in one ecosystem can be incredibly damaging to the environment. This information also applies to Makucha. I'm not sure if he really broke a "rule," but should a capable new predator be introduced into an environment in which prey could not recognize him for what he was, it could, again, be very damaging. Perhaps if he had only intended to hunt Ajabu then go home, all would be fine, but he did try and hunt some gazelles also. The herd could have been rapidly wiped out. Makucha simply can't live in an environment in which cheetahs and lions already do, nor can the hyenas. One new prey animal- Ajabu, who cannot reproduce as there are no other okapis- will not be harmful, but a new predator or a whole clan of new predators definitely would. Cheezi and Chungu, as they planned to scavenge and scavenge only, were likely accepted into the Pride Lands because they would not hunt and therefore there would still be enough prey. Guess which side ol' Hyenadae is on?A couple things: I have heard the arguments that the other predators are not allowed in the Pridelands because "too many predators means the circle of life's downfall." But how many large-game predators live in the Pridelands? We have lions, cheetahs, crocodiles... That's it. And cheetahs are limited to zebra-sized prey and smaller, while crocs only eat every other week or so, and often go much longer, years even! In real South Africa, lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, and wild dogs live in the same territories; and while they tend to avoid each other, there is little conflict other than stealing kills (usually done by LIONS). And banishing vultures is just nonsense; they are the only large mammal to get 100% of their food from scavenging. If THEY start preying on live animals, THEY'RE #%$&!@* STARVING!

Still hoping to see wild dogs by the way. NOT as villans; they need good press much more than lions.