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Subject: [Leica] Kenyan Safari Samburu Lions -Kalyan
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 21:13:14 +0200
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Ditto, a warm welcome :-)
Philippe, France

Le 3 oct. 11 ? 17:32, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net a ?crit :

> Kalyan Varma wrote:
>
>>>>
> The lions in Samburu live in wooded forests, unlike the open plains of
> Mara. So the males cannot impress the females or scare away other  
> males
> with their manes anymore (since they cannot see them through the  
> bushes).
> Also with big manes the hair keeps getting stuck to the thorny bushes.
> Hence over time, the lions in Samburu and Tsavo have lost their  
> manes in
> the process of evolution.
> <<<
>
> Thanks for the explanation, and welcome to the LUG!
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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