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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 ...
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 ...
[20] [31] A few lion specimens from West Africa obtained by museums were described as having shorter manes than lions from other African regions. [20] In general, the West African lion is similar in general appearance and size as lions in other parts of Africa and Asia. [21] Skeletal muscles make up 58.8% of the lion's body weight. [32] [33]
As the rainforest decreased and thus gave rise to more open habitats, lions moved from West to Central Africa. Lions from North Africa dispersed to southern Europe and Asia between 38,800 and 8,300 years ago. [37] Extinction of lions in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East interrupted gene flow between lion populations in Asia and ...
African lion populations decreased by about 43% in the past two decades, according to the AWF. ... Lions’ size and muscle combined with powerful bites and sharp claws can prove deadly in a rare ...
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American zoologist Edmund Heller described the Cape lion's skull as longer than those of equatorial lions, by at least 1.0 in (25 mm) on average, despite being comparatively narrow. He considered the Cape lion to have been 'distinctly' bigger than other lions in Africa. [19] Lions approaching 272 kg (600 lb) were shot south of the Vaal River.
A separate study found American lions were more sexually dimorphic than modern lions in terms of size: American lion males being 1.4 times larger than females, compared to modern male lions being 1.26 times larger. [10] In 2008, the American lion was estimated to weigh up to 420 kg (930 lb).