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Musth-Walk

Musth male walking with an assertive, purposeful stride (Purposeful-Walk), a rolling swagger to his gait, head held high above his shoulders (Head-High), jaw tucked in (Chin-In), ears held in a tense 3/4 extended position (Ears-Stiff). The male has Musth-Temporal-Gland-Secretion and is likely to be dribbling urine (Urine-Dribbling).

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Slo-mo: G7 walks with his Ears-Stiff and swollen and secreting temporal glands. He is not walking with his Head-High so this is not the best example of a Musth-Walk. (Gorongosa, Mozambique)

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