by Greg Mayer
These two lions are father and son. The son is 23 months old.
Note that at 23 months, the cub is nearly as big as his father, and has lost most, if not all, of the juvenile spotting earlier noted by Jerry. In the full size photo, there’s the slightest hint of some spotting remaining on his right thigh.
Is the mother at the same zoo?
Yes, the mother is at the same zoo. She was inside at the time I took the photos.
GCM
Nice – a very good example how dominant males can delay the onset of typical characters of sexual maturity in inferior males.