It is the largest catfish of the Amazon with adults tipically measuring 2 to 2,50 mt long (6,6 to 8 ft) and largest ones measure up to 3 mt long (10 ft) and weight over 150 kgs. (330 pounds) Widely distributed throughout most of the Amazon and Orinoco river drainages plus other important fluvials systems in the Guianas and northern Brazil, found in a number of habitat types though rarely in smaller tributaries generally prefering deeper flowing channels through which it travels for considerable distances at certain times of the year. It has a incredible appetite and many people that live near its habitat says that the largest ones can eat a small human.

Some beautiful images of lions in much denser and tropical climates than their counterparts only within a radius of a few miles. As you can see their fur is darker and thicker than savannah lions, due to the colder, damper mountain forests where they reside.

Ethiopian mountain lioness in the mountain forests of Kaffa



A well fed young male Ethiopian lion in a relatively low altitude part of Harenna forest in the Bale national park



Male Ethiopian lion in the lowland parts of Harenna forest in Bale national park




My favourite series of photos by far here. A rare solitary Ethiopian rainforest lion in the lowlands of the Bale national park. It is built more like, and even seems to move more like, a tiger than your average lion. Head down, slinky movement, very unlike lions in the plains.

I saw her on TV few days back. But i dont know who she is?She recently got injured due to trap set by poachers and is under go8ng treatment. But i dont know her pedigree.

Mod Edit (30th Dec, 2018):
Almost a decade after BBC managed to photograph high altitude tigers for the first time, they have been detected by local authorities in hills & valleys all over Himalayas. 

So, here's a recently made updated map.

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I've been trying to find out more about the elusive tigers of the high regions, but it's near impossible to just strut in and find interesting data! Therefore I've decided to create this in order to accumulate as much from very little as a community.

I'm sure you've all seen the documentary "Lost Land of the Tiger", where amazing images were captured of tigers the highest they have ever been recorded. The images were a wonder for all wildlife lovers when released, but since then no one seems to have taken this find forward in a big way which is disappointing.

Here are some of the images:

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I would also like to know if anything has ever been recorded on tiger-snow leopard interaction as I'm coming up blank.

Homotherium serum had long, slender forelimbs and a relatively long neck suggesting it was a more cursorial predator than the bear-like Smilodon. It had a holarctic distribution, so was cold-adapted to some degree with thick fur. It was approximately the size of the modern African Lion (Panthera leo). Scimitar-toothed cats, like dirk-toothed cats, had enlarged upper canines. These teeth were curved, serrated, and razor-sharp. It measured 110 cm height at the shoulders  and weighted 150-230 kg. Although rarer than Smilodon, scimitar cats had a wider range during the last ice age, and have been recovered from Florida to the Yukon. In 2008, H. serum was recovered from Tyson Spring Cave in Fillmore County, southeastern Minnesota. DNA from this animal was very similar to much earlier H. serum from the Yukon suggesting very minor population changes over large geographic and chronological distances (Widga et al. 2012).

Post videos of female tigers from India.
Only wild tigresses.

       
Hello I'm new in this forum (But I have been following it for a long time). I recognize be fan of Mapogo. 

Sorry for my english, it  is very poor.

I have a map of Sabi Sand image and I wonder if Someone can help me with the correct information to indicate in the map the actual coalitions males and prides territories.

When people talk on Mala Mala, Londolozi, Matimba coalitions etc etc. I get very confused because i don't know where they are exactly.

Many thanks

Megatherium americanum is a giant ground sloth that belongs to the order Xenarthra, which also includes armadillos, glyptodonts, anteaters, tree-sloths, and ground-sloths. Megatherium americanum had a heavy build, long front limbs, and large claws. Fossilized footprints in Argentina show that Megatherium americanum not only walked on all fours but could have walked on its hind legs for short distances. Megatherium americanum was one of the largest land mammals of the time. It could be up to 6m long and weighed up to 6 tons. Megatherium americanum lived during the Pleistocene (about 1.8 million to ~10,000 years ago), when the most recent ice ages took place. They lived in woodlands and grasslands in southern South America. It was a browser that fed on leaves and twigs of trees and could sit upright to feed high in trees. This giant ground sloth went extinct about 10,000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene epoch. Picture taken in EXHIBICION SOBRE EL BREAL DE OROCUAL - Caracas - Venezuela.
The first fossil specimen of Megatherium was discovered in 1788 by Manuel Torres, on the bank of the Luján River in Argentina. The fossil was shipped to Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid, since the original discovery, numerous other fossil Megatherium skeletons have been discovered across South America, in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
@hibernours

I understand why it´s implemented but the need for new members replies to be review by admins before they are visible is so annoying, I post a comment in response to another member´s comment that makes complete sense the moment I post it then it takes hours for my comment to get reviewed meanwhile other members post in the same thread and my post becomes meaningless it was pertinent hours ago I literally can´t have a discussion with anybody which is the all point of joining a forum.
In my opinion it would be better to review the comment after it was posted and visible to other members if it wasn´t deemed acceptable it would be erased that way new members could actually participate in a discussion when they decide to and not hours after.

Howler Monkeys
measurements: head and body length excluding the tail 56 to 91 cm (22 to 36 in); tail 58 to 91 cm (23 to 36 in)
weight: 6,8 to 10 kg (15 to 22 lbs)
They are the largest Monkeys of South America and Central America, Fifteen species are currently recognized. Threats to howler monkeys include human predation, habitat destruction and being captured for pets or zoo animals. These monkeys are famous for their loud howls, which can travel three miles through dense rainforest.