OKLAHOMA CITY – Veterinarians at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Gardens are investigating a unfamiliar occurrence with an 18-year-old African lioness. Zoo officials say Bridget,the zoo’s 18-year-old African lioness, has suddenly spouted a mini-mane. Male lions generally begin growing a mane when they are approximately 1-year-old, and which is when they begin producing more testosterone. However,it is extremely rare for a female lion to grow a mane. In other instances, experts say lionesses maintain grown manes when there […]
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