Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 03-Oct-2011, at 6:08 PM, H&ECummer wrote: >> >> Great start. Keep them coming But your lion has apparently been to the >> beauty salon for a haircut and full body waxing! >> > Hi Geoff, > Don't know why - but the lions of Samburu (north closer to the Somali > border) are much less hairy than the Lions in the Maasi. > And they are too far away to mix with each other. > Cheers > Howard Howard and Geoff, 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. Regards, Kalyan p.s - I'm new to LUG and joined thanks to Howard, Henning, Jayanand and Alastair.