Hype for the mapogo lions is the bad influence you see made about sketchy exotic pets but for wild lions. I understand they were following their instincts as wild male lions but you really need to understand they caused immense damage to their local population. I find it ironic that they originated from the population itself and had normal childhoods but became a force of destruction as soon as they hit their prime and took over their first pride. But it doesn’t surprise me whenever nature spawns problem animals because hyper-aggressive and wild card specimens simply show up from time to time, and conservation efforts should include minimizing the damage from those cases as much as possible.