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  2. Panthera leo melanochaita - Wikipedia

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    Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. [1] In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho, Djibouti and Eritrea, and are threatened by loss of habitat and prey base, killing by local people in retaliation for loss of livestock, and in several countries also by trophy hunting. [2]

  3. Lion - Wikipedia

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    African lions live in scattered populations across sub-Saharan Africa. The lion prefers grassy plains and savannahs, scrub bordering rivers, and open woodlands with bushes. It rarely enters closed forests. On Mount Elgon, the lion has been recorded up to an elevation of 3,600 m (11,800 ft) and close to the snow line on Mount Kenya. [44]

  4. Barbary lion - Wikipedia

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    The Barbary lion was a population of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo. It was also called North African lion, Atlas lion and Egyptian lion. It lived in the mountains and deserts of the Maghreb of North Africa from Morocco to Egypt. It was eradicated following the spread of firearms and bounties for shooting lions. A comprehensive review of ...

  5. The Dark History of Africa’s “Big Five” and Their ... - AOL

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    The African lion, Panthera leo, can grow to eight feet long and weigh up to 600 pounds.Lions are some of the most social of the big cats, living in groups of 2-30 called prides. While females will ...

  6. Panthera leo leo - Wikipedia

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    Lions were recorded in the Dinder–Alatash protected area complex during surveys between 2015 and 2018. [45] South Sudan, where little is known about lion distribution and population sizes. Lions in Radom and Southern National Parks are probably connected to lions in the Central African Republic. [3]

  7. Greenville Zoo mourns Saied, an African lion euthanized after ...

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    The Greenville Zoo mourns Saied, a beloved African Lion. On Tuesday, March 26, the lion was humanely euthanized at age 15 due to the rapid and irreversible worsening of his degenerative joint and ...

  8. Kamau, 'charismatic and iconic' African lion at California's ...

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    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kamau, the African lion who was a star attraction at California's Sacramento Zoo, has died at age 16, officials said. The zoo said Kamau was euthanized Saturday, a day ...

  9. Mfuwe man-eating lion - Wikipedia

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    The Man-eater of Mfuwe was a sizeable male Southern African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) responsible for the deaths of six people. Measuring 3.2 metres (10 ft) long and standing at 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) tall at the shoulders, with a weight of 249 kilograms (500 lbs), [1] it is the largest man-eating lion on record.