Other male lion coalitions from Masai Mara

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Seyms Brugger: " A beautiful Male Lion rests on a termite mound in Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve.⁣

An interesting insight - I have been asked a few times as to why the Lions in Kenya have larges manes than for example, the ones in South Africa.⁣
What it really comes down to is the environment - a reserve like Masai Mara or Amboseli is made up of mostly wide open plains, with only small patches of mixed woodlands. This means that generally, these Lions are walking, running and hunting in wide open spaces.⁣
Our Reserves in South Africa, with a few exceptions like the Kalahari, are quite dense, with thick woodlands and shrubs.⁣
This means that the Lions are constantly making their way through thick bushes, thorns trees etc - which in turn constantly "trim" their manes and keep them a bit shorter "

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