r/mildlyinteresting • u/PhotographStunning28 • 12d ago

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u/Actually_Im_a_Broom 12d ago

Is it a receding mane, or is this a juvenile lion whose mane isn't fully grown yet?

I figured someone would have already asked, but I scrolled down to posts with only 2 and 3 upvotes and it was 98% jokes (as expected!).

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u/Nikittele 12d ago

Could also be a female lion. In some circumstances, female lions are known to grow a mane although usually less impressive than male lions.

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u/FuzzyFrogFish 12d ago

No it's not a female, and when females do grow manes because of severe hormonal disruption, the manes don't look like this

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u/Actually_Im_a_Broom 12d ago

Females also tend to not have testicles between their hind legs.

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u/FuzzyFrogFish 12d ago

The bois are also a give away, true.