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Menopause
Menopause
Kelli


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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Philadelphia Zoo
Date: Jan 16, 2010
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 16, 2010

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 Has anyone ever seen a lioness go through menopause? Apparently it causes them to grow a mane! The kids calling this one a "he" when a docent spoke up and explained that when they received her back from another zoo where she was on loan, she had started going through menopause and grew a beard! She's 18 years old, btw. ROFL! Now I don't feel so bad about the occasional hair on the chin!

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 01/16/2010 11:46:17 PM
Nice one Kelli! I heard the same story and I too felt a bit sad for the lioness. I guess in the wild she would never have lived 18 years.
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 01/16/2010 10:31:30 PM
Wow, I'd never really thought about animals going through menopause, but I suppose it makes sense. She's still beautiful, saggy boobs and all!
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