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(01-01-2021, 02:37 PM)Cath2020 Wrote: 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.
I think that Dark Mane Talamati who was with 2 Mhangenis and now missing (if you think of him) is not sired by HB, yet definitely by Shaka Matimba :
(left Talamati, right Shaka)
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Hairy Belly is prob father of DeLaporte Talamati male and Hairy Belly Torchwood, althrough that also is not 100%..
This is definitely NOT the male I'm referring to. There was clearly another lion posted on fb. I guess you didn't see that one. It's not a big deal, but in my opinion, that particular one looked more like HB than Shaka.