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| van den Hoek, L.W.; Nagel, D. | |
| The lion without a mane | |
| 2004 Cranium (21 ): 12-18 | |
Cave drawings show that the Cave Lion (_Panthera spelaea_) did not possess a mane. Existing models related this to social structure, suggesting that prey density at the mammoth steppe was too low for large prides, which in turn resulted in a smaller mane in the males as there was a lesser need for dominance display. Recently a more straightforward model was proposed, relating the absence of mane to thermoregulation. The Ice Age was too cold to walk around with a fur collar. |
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