The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 181National Geographic Society., 1992 - Geography |
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Page 126
... crater floor , but only about 30 of these are adults . When we took over from the Bygotts in 1979 , we had two reasons to believe that the crater lions were inbred . First , records indicated that no new lions had entered the crater in ...
... crater floor , but only about 30 of these are adults . When we took over from the Bygotts in 1979 , we had two reasons to believe that the crater lions were inbred . First , records indicated that no new lions had entered the crater in ...
Page 127
... crater had been raised by the unusual success of a single coalition of six males . These males controlled virtually the entire crater floor for eight years , from 1976 to 1984 , and hence fathered most cubs in the population ...
... crater had been raised by the unusual success of a single coalition of six males . These males controlled virtually the entire crater floor for eight years , from 1976 to 1984 , and hence fathered most cubs in the population ...
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... crater to film some experiments , and the " experimental subjects " turned out to be the pride for which we needed ... crater pop- ulation is descended from 15 animals . Eight of these had survived the plague ; the rest were males that ...
... crater to film some experiments , and the " experimental subjects " turned out to be the pride for which we needed ... crater pop- ulation is descended from 15 animals . Eight of these had survived the plague ; the rest were males that ...
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