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 JEGJoined: Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:43 pm Posts: 68 
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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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esto Joined: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:20 pm Posts: 129 Location: naudesfontein
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| 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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Richprins |
| Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:13 pm |
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Hello, JEG!
Males without significant manes are not that rare...called "kraagmannetjies" in Afrikaans, but never seen two together!  Rare!  |
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Elsa Moderator Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:31 pm Posts: 7211 Location: Ballito, KZN North Coast, South Africa
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| 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 Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:43 pm Posts: 68
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| 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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joekin Joined: Mon May 05, 2008 1:32 pm Posts: 1313
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| 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! Rare! last time i heard of 2 together they were eating humans in tsavo  |
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