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(09-18-2020, 03:27 AM)TinoArmando Wrote: One of the Matimba males "Hairy Belly" taken in the Manyeleti-Sabi Sands in 2011/2012
Photo credit to: Drizzle Jordaan.
Manyeleti-Sabi Sand,Posted: 16.09.2020
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One of the most handsome close-ups of a young King HB. His tuft of mane on top of his head looks similar to the young Torchwood Male's! They could be grandfather and grandson.... The Southern Matimbas had several daughters in the Torchwood Pride, along with sons now in Kruger with prides of their own.
How many sons did the Southern Matimbas sire who are now pride males, besides Hairy Belly Torchwood male?
None if you mean particularly Southern Matimbas. Talamati male which formed a coalition with Mhangeni males and one of Nsemani males could be sired by them, but could have been as well sired by any other Matimba as by the time those males were born Matimbas were still coalition of 6.
Yea, could just as well been sired by HB as the other males, too. We have no DNA evidence. We have to judge by sheer appearance, and if we look at the Dark Mane Talamati male, well, he is almost like the younger twin of HB. Did you see this male posted on fb weeks back? This one is a dead-ringer for HB! Except for the lighter colored eyes, it could almost be HB in his younger days. If you have ever seen a male lion resemble another lion more, then I'd like photos to prove it. Of course, no offspring is identical to the parent, but some clearly have genes that dominate from one particular parent. This is more often than not usually from the paternal side, since paternal genes are expressed and used more compared to the maternal ones.