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RE: Lion pictures and videos - BorneanTiger - 09-19-2019
Did anyone see this scene from the end of Jurassic Worlld II?
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Spalea - 09-19-2019
Just for the beauty of this black-and-white photo...
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Spalea - 09-21-2019
Giving each other some leonine cuddles
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Spalea - 09-21-2019
Three young adult lions... Perhaps together because they were expelled from their pride (s), they will be the future leaders of another pride.
RE: Lion pictures and videos - The Panther - 09-25-2019
Big maned South African lion in Johannesburg zoo, South Africa.
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Thanks to the cool and chilly climate of Johannesburg, lions here grow magnificent manes. Johannesburg is a little further south and higher in altitude than most current South African lion habitats, hence why it's much colder there. This is most likely what the Cape lions would've looked like due to their more Southern and mountainous location, they would've even lived through colder and snowy conditions in those areas.
RE: Lion pictures and videos - BorneanTiger - 09-25-2019
(09-25-2019, 02:09 PM)The Panther Wrote: Big maned South African lion in Johannesburg zoo, South Africa.
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Thanks to the cool and chilly climate of Johannesburg, lions here grow magnificent manes. Johannesburg is a little further south and higher in altitude than most current South African lion habitats, hence why it's much colder there. This is most likely what the Cape lions would've looked like due to their more Southern and mountainous location, they would've even lived through colder and snowy conditions in those areas.
Add to that more darkness for the Cape lion, more details here: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-lions-in-south-africa-zimbabwe-and-namibia?pid=89772#pid89772
Charles H. Smith, pages 176–177: https://archive.org/stream/naturalistslibra15jardrich#page/176/mode/2up
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Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20129/20129-h/20129-h.htm
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Antwerp Zoo, Belgium https://www.akpool.de/ansichtskarten/27688470-ansichtskarte-postkarte-antwerpen-anvers-flandern-jardin-zoologique-lion-du-cap
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Hagenbeck Zoo, Germany: https://www.zootierliste.de/?klasse=1&ordnung=115&familie=11508&art=50902723
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Jardin des Plantes, Paris: https://books.google.com/books?id=15AsyQ8O2qoC&pg=PA147&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
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A Lion Lying Down, drawing by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn in the mid-17th century:
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Cape Lion Specimen Card:
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As someone remarked in this forum for hunters (after someone suggested that this was the biggest African lion), it looks like a "black-maned" Cape lion:
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A captive Siberian lion which was discovered to have features of the Cape lion, BBC:
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Sibzoo (in Russian):
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This book speaks of 3 varieties of lions, the Bengal lion (Asiatic lion), the Cape lion, and the Barbary lion, and it mentions that the Bengal lion had a more extensive mane than the Cape lion, though the Cape lion was bigger than both the Asiatic lion and other African lions, besides that the Barbary lion was bigger than the Asiatic lion!
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RE: Lion pictures and videos - Spalea - 09-26-2019
Young male lion yawning... Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya.
RE: Lion pictures and videos - The Panther - 09-26-2019
Another big maned South African lion in Johannesburg zoo.
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RE: Lion pictures and videos - The Panther - 09-26-2019
Three big Okavango males with nice shaggy coats. Just another example of how amazing adaptation to climate and environment is.
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Pckts - 09-26-2019
(09-26-2019, 05:37 PM)The Panther Wrote: Three big Okavango males with nice shaggy coats. Just another example of how amazing adaptation to climate and environment is.
These males also seem to be carrying more fat than I'm accustomed to seeing in Okavanga Lions.
RE: Lion pictures and videos - The Panther - 09-26-2019
(09-26-2019, 06:58 PM)Pckts Wrote:Yes, I've noticed that too. They seem to be more well fed than usual, they probably have more advantages in this specific part of Okavango than elsewhere. It could also be a seasonal thing for these lions.(09-26-2019, 05:37 PM)The Panther Wrote: Three big Okavango males with nice shaggy coats. Just another example of how amazing adaptation to climate and environment is.
These males also seem to be carrying more fat than I'm accustomed to seeing in Okavanga Lions.
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Pckts - 09-26-2019
(09-26-2019, 11:10 PM)The Panther Wrote:(09-26-2019, 06:58 PM)Pckts Wrote:Yes, I've noticed that too. They seem to be more well fed than usual, they probably have more advantages in this specific part of Okavango than elsewhere. It could also be a seasonal thing for these lions.(09-26-2019, 05:37 PM)The Panther Wrote: Three big Okavango males with nice shaggy coats. Just another example of how amazing adaptation to climate and environment is.
These males also seem to be carrying more fat than I'm accustomed to seeing in Okavanga Lions.
I'm not sure about that, these guys seem to be almost fat with a swinging belly flap, not just muscle the way you see in Asiatic Lions.
It's definitely a bit odd...below is their more typical look
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RE: Lion pictures and videos - The Panther - 09-27-2019
(09-26-2019, 11:45 PM)Pckts Wrote:They could just be more well fed than usual, I don't think it needs much more of an explanation than that to be honest. They're also shaggier in appearance, so that may add to their overall bulky look. It could just be a bit of both.(09-26-2019, 11:10 PM)The Panther Wrote:(09-26-2019, 06:58 PM)Pckts Wrote:Yes, I've noticed that too. They seem to be more well fed than usual, they probably have more advantages in this specific part of Okavango than elsewhere. It could also be a seasonal thing for these lions.(09-26-2019, 05:37 PM)The Panther Wrote: Three big Okavango males with nice shaggy coats. Just another example of how amazing adaptation to climate and environment is.
These males also seem to be carrying more fat than I'm accustomed to seeing in Okavanga Lions.
I'm not sure about that, these guys seem to be almost fat with a swinging belly flap, not just muscle the way you see in Asiatic Lions.
It's definitely a bit odd...below is their more typical look
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RE: Lion pictures and videos - Spalea - 09-27-2019
A baboon's head, a baby warthog: small pieces of meal ! Lions can satisfy themselves with little.
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Hello - 09-27-2019
(09-26-2019, 05:37 PM)The Panther Wrote: Three big Okavango males with nice shaggy coats. Just another example of how amazing adaptation to climate and environment is.
Why cats living in swampy region so bulky?Same goes for Kaziranga tigers?Are there any measurements of Okavango lions?I've read somewhere females are size of average mainland males.