Lions of Timbavati

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Their color is probably unrelated to normal lion conventions but our sample of white dominant male lions is way too small to even try to make an educated guess based on empirical evidence.

Edit: as far as dark manes go, let's not forget that Doctor Craig Packer ( probably the greatest lion expert and researcher of all times ) straight up said that dark-maned lions have higher testosterone levels and are "quite superior" and "when they fight, we expect the dark-maned lion to defeat the blond lion".

He made studies to back up his claims while he and other researchers would play roars and use dummy lions of cardboard to oust the resident males.

He found out that the lionesses would often show a lot of interest in the dark-maned fake lions, as well as that while the blond males would be more likely to get ousted, the dark-maned lions would rush to confront the enemy and attack the dummy lion. Reply