Ummm, when's the last time you saw a Lion with clearly visible Latissimus Dorsi?? National Geographic has some pretty cool info. about the Lions that survive in a particular part of Africa due to the fact that they must routinely run through water to catch their prey, as well as deal with and negotiate the size and strength of their prey (Cape Buffalo).
http://seabed.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/wallpaper2.tmpl?issue_id=20060901&week=4&priority=1 (check out the muscular conditioning of this lioness).
http://seabed.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/wallpaper2.tmpl?issue_id=20060901&week=3&priority=1 (lioness hoofing it through water)
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/relentless/videoPreview.html (National Geo. video preview)
Dance of Death in Okavango
Isolated on a marshy island in Botswana's Okavango Delta, a pride of lions and the Cape buffalo on which they prey have adapted unique characteristics as they maintain a delicate dance of hunter and hunted. Routinely powering through water as they attack, the lions have developed mega-muscles. The buffalo seem to take the lions' presence in stride—until the daily hunt begins. Then they often fight back, sometimes wounding or killing their foes. Documentary filmmakers and explorers-in-residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert discuss a wildlife relationship that could easily be thrown off balanceExcellent documentary...
