Birmingham Coalition Male Lineage

[Mapokser]

@Robot00 Yeah he does, even his older bothers from Kruger can't match his mane, whatever the type of measurement we're using.

Nsuku had thick mane IIRC, Tinyo had that Skybed-style mane, either might be this guy's father, and if you keep going back his ancestors you'll reach the Skybeds themselves with their massive manes. From their mother's side, SN Majingi had very thick mane, I think GM also had a big mane. Great-grandfathers? PB Mapogo had thick mane, Dreadlocks overall big and long mane, though this guy's grandmother is the living Mangheni with the new cub, IIRC she's the grandmother of 4/6 Kambula males, I find her incredibly similar to Makhuku so my guess would be that he's the more likely great-grandfather, his mane wasn't as thick as PB's or long as Dreadlocks' but still overall big.

Anyway lots of possible good genes for mane for these guys to inherit, the other Kambulas got a more average mane growth rate, but this boy's mane is totally impressive for his age.

It'll also be interesting to see if any becomes a dark-maned lion, it doesn't look like it'll be the case for now but who knows, they have quite some potential ancestors with black manes. Reply