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RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-23-2019

Here are some rare photos of lions in ivory coast 


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Now for some lions in Senegal


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Credits to Anh Galat-Luong

Source of these images https://www.animalscoop.fr/mammiferes-mammals-s%C3%A4ugetiere-index-scientific-fran%C3%A7ais-english-deutsch/lion-panthera-leo-c%C3%B4te-d-ivoire-como%C3%A9-s%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal-niokolo-koba/

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-23-2019

Here is another selection of pendjari lions


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RE: Lions in West-Africa - Rishi - 01-23-2019

Some of these guys look so much like Asiatic-African hybrids that used to be bred in Indian zoos once!
The practice was discontinued due to the animals having little to no conservation value.

BTW, you post mostly images. So, try to provide photo credits, or atleast a link to the source whenever possible.

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-23-2019

@Rishi 

Will do .

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-23-2019

I get most of these images from 

https://www.facebook.com/pendjarilodge/?ref=page_internal

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biota-of-the-wap-complex

https://www.facebook.com/OeBenin/

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Rishi - 01-23-2019

(01-23-2019, 06:28 PM)Lycaon Wrote: I get most of these images from 

https://www.facebook.com/pendjarilodge/?ref=page_internal

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biota-of-the-wap-complex

https://www.facebook.com/OeBenin/

It's easy for facebook posts... Just give the name of the poster.

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-23-2019

@Rishi 

Usually they don't say who took the photos

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-23-2019

Let's keep this thread alive 


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Source https://www.facebook.com/pendjarilodge/?ref=page_internal

Unknown photographer .

RE: Lions in West-Africa - jordi6927 - 01-23-2019

(01-23-2019, 07:56 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Let's keep this thread alive 


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Source https://www.facebook.com/pendjarilodge/?ref=page_internal

Unknown photographer .

Lycaon ... JMO but I think you should get another star or maybe two for your base of knowledge for this part of Africa and its lions. A big part of me is more about the conservation aspect ... so do you know of any reputable NGO's who you might recommend supporting? thank you

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-23-2019

@jordi6927 

I highly recommend the following

https://www.lionrecoveryfund.org/

https://www.facebook.com/OeBenin/

https://www.africanparks.org/

https://www.facebook.com/PendjariNationalPark/?ref=py_c

All of these originaizations are doing great work in west africa

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Pckts - 01-23-2019

(01-23-2019, 06:24 PM)Rishi Wrote: Some of these guys look so much like Asiatic-African hybrids that used to be bred in Indian zoos once!
The practice was discontinued due to the animals having little to no conservation value.

BTW, you post mostly images. So, try to provide photo credits, or atleast a link to the source whenever possible.

That's exactly what they look like, just tend to not have the belly fold.

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-24-2019

Some measurements 



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RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-24-2019

Some more photos


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source https://www.facebook.com/BeninGuideDokoFLORENT/?ref=py_c

Photographer Doko l. Florent

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Sanju - 01-24-2019


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These all look almost like Gir lion!!! As they all are Panthera leo leo... @Lycaon
Specially, this one:

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Look at the belly fold...

RE: Lions in West-Africa - Lycaon - 01-24-2019

I find it interesting that many people on this forum think west african lions look like gir lions. For me they look completely different from each other