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BigD
maneless
Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 22:49

Male lions in the Tsavo region are known for not having manes.
I read an article years ago on the subject. Two hypotheses were presented, with no definite conclusion.
One was because it is so hot in that region, a mane is a detriment, and the other was because the Tsavo is so overgrown, a large mane is again a detriment for moving through the underbrush.

There is a Nat Geo article from 2005 that discusses the lions from that area.
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0412_020412_TVtsavolions.html

My wife has no appreciation - Df, 2018-01-16, 18:20
- figured you would be watching The Ghost & the Darkness - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-16, 19:29
  - Wait, doesn't one of the hunters die in that movie? (nm) - Huey, 2018-01-16, 19:44
    - the professional hunter, who ironically was named Remington (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-16, 22:13
      - Picture of the two. They are on display at the museum of - Blake, 2018-01-17, 06:41
    - a whole lot of people died. It is also a true story - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-16, 20:38
      - tsavo lions - BigD, 2018-01-16, 21:56
      - Sex? - Alcorn, 2018-01-16, 21:02
        I read that somewhere but looking at the full mounts - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-16, 21:42
        maneless - BigD, 2018-01-16, 22:49
        I wouldn't lift their tails to see but they sure look like - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-16, 22:04
        Lion gender - PotatoJudge, 2018-01-16, 22:23
      - Yep, I'm not a movie or TV watcher. But, that... - Huey, 2018-01-16, 20:59
        Daren and you both may see a lion or two in a couple - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-16, 22:11
        Got in just a while ago... - WB, 2018-01-16, 21:39