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Although the techinal quality seems OK to me, somthing about it just doesn't seem FP quality. I'm not quite sure what, but it is just doesn't have the 'wow!'.
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fight fiercely each year. Unsuccessful males will not mate at all, while successful males have harems of 30 to 100 females.
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