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WHY ARE PILANESBERG MALE LIONS NUMBERED
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:42 pm
by steamtrainfan
Please could anyone give more information on why this male lion has the number 5 on his rump?
Are all the male lions numbered?
Re: WHY ARE PILANESBERG MALE LIONS NUMBERED
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:35 am
by Flutterby
Are you sure that's not a scar that looks like a 5?
Re: WHY ARE PILANESBERG MALE LIONS NUMBERED
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:55 pm
by steamtrainfan
Good point F.B. - Could well be.
Re: WHY ARE PILANESBERG MALE LIONS NUMBERED
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:04 pm
by Jillinflorida
Perhaps the female rated him to keep the others away?
Did you see any other lion with similar marking? - I honestly can't imagine anyone getting close enough to 'brand' him. I'll go with scar too.
Re: WHY ARE PILANESBERG MALE LIONS NUMBERED
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:12 pm
by Toko
The Lions are branded (by the Pilanesberg Wildlife Trust) and have numbers
Link
Re: WHY ARE PILANESBERG MALE LIONS NUMBERED
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:23 pm
by Jillinflorida
Toko - thank you and the article was an interesting read. I can't get enough info on the animals of the bush.
Re: WHY ARE PILANESBERG MALE LIONS NUMBERED
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:18 am
by Flutterby
Aha, so you were right STF!! Tx Toko.
Re: WHY ARE PILANESBERG MALE LIONS NUMBERED
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 3:43 pm
by Bushcraft
Interesting
Re: WHY ARE PILANESBERG MALE LIONS NUMBERED
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:22 pm
by steamtrainfan
Thanks so much for the very interesting link Toko.