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JEG
 Post subject: Maneless male lions in Kruger
Unread postPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:49 pm 
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Has anyone ever seen a maneless male lion in Kruger? I took these photos today on the S28 8km from Croc Bridge camp - the right lion was definately a male and hardly had any mane at all - just a bit of fluff on his jawline. The lion on the left looked pretty normal for a young male.

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 Post subject: Re: Maneless male lions in Kruger
Unread postPosted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:02 pm 
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tHIS YOUNG MALE HAVE FERY LITTLE FOR HIS AGE.SPOTTED NEAR THOSKWANE
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 Post subject: Re: Maneless male lions in Kruger
Unread postPosted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:13 pm 
Hello, JEG!

Males without significant manes are not that rare...called "kraagmannetjies" in Afrikaans, but never seen two together! :shock:

Rare! :thumbs_up:


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 Post subject: Re: Maneless male lions in Kruger
Unread postPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:55 pm 
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So interesting JEG, I wonder if its a genetic thing?
I remember when we saw the 4 nomadic Lion brothers together near B & D last year one of them definitely had much more mane than his siblings who I presume where the same age and litter, but maybe not?

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JEG
 Post subject: Re: Maneless male lions in Kruger
Unread postPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:37 pm 
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The one i saw looked like a lioness except for his size. He's reminding me of the man eating lions of Tsavo


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 Post subject: Re: Maneless male lions in Kruger
Unread postPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:07 am 
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Richprins wrote:
Hello, JEG!

Males without significant manes are not that rare...called "kraagmannetjies" in Afrikaans, but never seen two together! :shock:

Rare! :thumbs_up:


last time i heard of 2 together they were eating humans in tsavo
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