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(06-14-2023, 09:31 AM)Mapokser Wrote: A while ago we discussed what may have been the causes of Skorro Jr's brother's illness and death, talking about TB and if it could be genetic. A friend of mine have just told me he read a post on facebook saying a scientist known as Neil Wilson has a study showing TB does passes through father to the offspring if he is Ill during the mating, being possibly the reason why the offspring of the Nkuhuma male partner of Skorro all had TB just like him.
Anyone have any idea if any of this is true? Is that such a study? I mean I know the Nkuhuma male had TB and many of the offspring of the Thanda Imp males have bad health, but if it's proved that it passes from father to cub, then it's pretty a big deal and it would explain why "coincidentally" some of the Thanda Imp sons are healthy and some carry the same illness.
And speaking of it, do lionesses also get TB? I've seen many males with TB, but I don't think I've seen females with it.
I remember watching a documentary about a pride of lions years ago and there was one lioness in the pride that was said to have TB. She was referred to as "TB lioness" and her condition looked very similar to male lions I've seen with TB. May not be as prevalent in lionesses as that's the only instance that I myself have seen in regards to it.