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I concur, Nkuhuma is not small, his mane has just been rether unimpressive, which is but understandable given his history and him still being nomadic (they are matng with Ximhungwe so this might be changing). But especially in that comparison, you took a photogenic specimen with exceptionally rich mane overall and more so for his age in Othawa male, who also had it easy becoming dominant over a pride, in that comparison most males of the same age would look worse than they really are.
That being sad if I am not mistaken, even Styx had more developed mane than him, so manewise, he really is rather average at best, but he might catch up a bit if he becomes dominant male with Nhenha. Although one lioness is lesser source of free meals helping with condition than say Mhangeni pride would be. We'll see how that turns out, any day lion dynamics can go upside down and change completely in any direction.