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Even if it's TB, there is a clear genetic susceptibility to getting chronic TB and wasting away prematurely, compared to other male lions. The ones in question here are from the same pride and presumably sired by the same male. It stands to reason that some are speculating a genetic component. Their immune systems are clearly not as primed to deal with the disease even at a young age.
