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(11-16-2022, 12:15 AM)sundarbans Wrote: Is it possible for male lions to lose size? Nhenha used to be a massive lion and usually towered over his coalition mates. But here he looks to be the same size as NYM. Has he lost some condition?
1. That Nhenha looked impressive in comparison to his 3 brothers (or rather two as Mfumo was similar size male to Nhenha), doesn't mean he will look impressive in comparison to other 800 males within KNP. Coalition is just marginal fraction of overall population and so you can' say: the lion x is big withn his coalition so he must be also massive in comparison to overall population.
2. Lion can lose weight, he can not lose height of course.
3. Nhenha at the poin he was joining up with Nhuhuma male was in great condition and probably as large as ever. Nkuhuma male simply is not far behind him in term of body size.