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(07-10-2024, 09:06 PM)KM600 Wrote: Not sure if anyone is gonna be able to answer this but imma ask it anyways. So as we all know, lions with darker manes are always said to have higher testosterone levels than their counterparts right. Are white lions assumed to have lower testosterone than their brothers / coalition members? Always wondered because when I’ve seen photos of Casper, I’ve noticed he does have a lil darkness in his mane and yet as far as I know, was seen as the least dominant member. I have actually tried researching this myself but it never led to anything, so I’m not entirely sure there’s an answer.
I dont think this applies for white gene males, they are "anomaly".
Also, theres no "evidence" that supports this theory that darker maned males are more dominant then blondish ones.
Just as we have coalitions where dark maned males where most dominant, we also have coalitions where they where not.