Lions of Sabi Sands

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(12-20-2022, 08:40 AM)Cath2020 Wrote:

(12-20-2022, 12:28 AM)Mapokser Wrote: @Xiku_kutsu genetically there's no difference between a daughter and son, both have 50% of the father's genes, the other 50% comes from the mother.

Humans wish for their favorite lions to have sons because most think males are cooler and wish to follow their sons after the father dies.

But in terms of having a successful bloodline, the lion's chances you'll be greater if they have daughters, just look at how successful the 6 Majingilane daughters of the Kambula pride are and compare them to their brothers who despite reaching independence and some even become dominant, still failed tragically.

Yes, about comparable in inheritance, BUT... Paternal genes, in general, are more aggressive, stronger, and more expressed than maternal genes.  The father's genes are more active in nearly 60% of its offspring's genes. 

https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/20...nate-42535 

I recall reading about a hybrid whale before.... It was an unusual whale, never before seen alive of its kind, a hybrid of a beluga and narwhal whale.  It absolutely shocked scientists.  It's makeup was quite stunning in appearance, and in the way it would have eaten was also not like it's parents.  Even its DNA, a complete hybrid, showed the paternal gene as dominant. (54 vs 46%) They were able to determine that the father was a beluga whale and its mother a narwhal.  So, a 'narluga'???. 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180972462/

Actually, a son would be more apt to spread his mother's genes more effectively than a daughter would....IF he's a successful male.  A lion can have many more offspring than a lioness in his lifetime.  Of course, a daughter would provide future security and companionship for pride females, helping keep stability, but sons can spread their genes far and wide.  Look at the WIDELY successful males of the Avocas, Birminghams....etc.  All those older lionesses from these prides got their genes spread to so many other prides by their strong sons.

In terms of gene spreading, a lioness would ideally want to have a litter of 4 or 5 strong sons.  Take the Southern Avocas (only 2 males) who are most likely littermates, but judging by their appearance, sired by different Avoca lions.  Just these 2 males spread this one lionesses genes many times already, in comparison to each of their Avoca fathers, because she's the mother of BOTH, so her genes would have better chances of spreading out than each individual Avoca father of the S. Avocas specifically.

Belwhal, I guess:) Going by the liger vs tigon method, male's species being represented in the first part of the word. Reply