![]() ![]() The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. (SOUNDBITE OF SILVANA ESTRADA AND CHARLIE HUNTER'S "LO SAGRADO")Ĭopyright © 2022 NPR. Leiderman, who does our theme music - growl. SIMON: Ah, but she does now look a lot more like B.J. Lioness drawing in just 6 Easy Steps Step 1 Step 2 Now, draw the belly of the lioness Step 3 Draw the rest of the body outline for the lioness Step 4. SIMPSON: She's just not as pretty as she used to be. And even zoo regulars have mistaken Zuri for a new male cat. SIMON: Zuri and the other lions have always been a favorite at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center. And they increased their testosterone, and they showed signs of being the protectors and kind of taking that role and getting a mane. SIMPSON: In Botswana, there was a pride of lionesses, like four or five lionesses, and they did a study on them. Zuri is in good health, and her caretakers see no signs of serious illness, and other cases have been benign. The lioness at the Oklahoma City Zoo who developed a mane died in 2018 because of cancer in her adrenal gland. SIMON: But Shanna Simpson says Zuri is elderly, and her facial hair may be a natural, normal rise in her testosterone. SIMON: Shanna Simpson says Zuri has always had a strong personality and more or less ran the pride even when Avus was around. And then she does have that mohawk still. And it goes down below her chin and her lower jaw, and it kind of hangs down close to her chest. So I would say it's probably about, like, three or four inches long, you know, around her neck. She kind of has this, like, teenage vibe going on. ![]() SIMPSON: It's nothing like a fully sexually mature male lion. It didn't take long for Zuri to start growing that distinctively long hair that is mainly associated with males. He was the only male of Topeka's three lions. SIMON: And that is animal curator Shanna Simpson. We're like, holy moly, Zuri is growing a mane. And then she started to really grow the fur around her neck. SHANNA SIMPSON: So we were like, oh, weird, you know, Zuri's getting a mohawk. They sure did at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center. (SOUNDBITE OF SILVANA ESTRADA AND CHARLIE HUNTER'S "LO SAGRADO") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.Many of us took liberties with our hairstyles during the pandemic. SIMON: Ah, but she does now look a lot more like B.J. ![]() Many of us took liberties with our hairstyles during the pandemic. ![]()
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