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Here you can see a few of what I stated above...
Age generally dictates size, not just mass but length and shoulder height as well.
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Notice 101 never grows in length but she is stated as "adult" throughout the study, so she could of well been into her prime during capture.
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Male 102- Grows in mass and length
Obviously 103 since she was caught as a cub so she of course will grow
Male 105 you see the same pattern
106 same pattern
Here you see a similar pattern in Waza lions when it comes to age and body dimensions
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I still can't find the main study of lions size and ages, I searched everywhere.
I'll continue to look around, I know its around here somewhere, its like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
A Discussion on the Reliability of Hunting Records
