Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes thank you for that interesting information and welcome. My comment was just a bit of fun of course. I wondered whether historical hunting pressure has influenced the selection as well (the best manes being the most sought after 'trophies'. I'm sure that we have a lot of great shots to look forward to from this trip and your insight and knowledge will add a lot to that for the group. Samburu is related to Tsavo then? In habitat or locality? Tsavo lions of course could hardly have a more fearsome reputation nor be more famous in the West. Cheers Geoff *Lighting- eyes- action* On 4 October 2011 01:32, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net < wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > Kalyan Varma wrote: > > >>> > The lions in Samburu live in wooded forests, unlike the open plains of > Mara. So the males cannot impress the females or scare away other males > with their manes anymore (since they cannot see them through the bushes). > Also with big manes the hair keeps getting stuck to the thorny bushes. > Hence over time, the lions in Samburu and Tsavo have lost their manes in > the process of evolution. > <<< > > Thanks for the explanation, and welcome to the LUG! > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com ? Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on > Microsoft? > Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >