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Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos

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Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos

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06-07-2015, 07:22 AM

Well done, Guate.

There is a bit more on length and weight. I will post it soon. Furthermore, I measured a number of skulls of captive Indian lions in European museums of natural history. One of these was donated by a well-known Dutch biologist who was stationed in Indonesia. There's no information on how he got the skull, but it definitely has the typical features I saw in the other skulls.   

I agree Fenton is a bit of an enigma regarding measurements. Like many others, he used to measure big cats 'over curves'. Later, after the debates on methods in many magazins, he measured them 'between pegs'. But not all. His measurements of other dimensions, however, are reliable.

You could include the information on captive Indian lions in a new table. This in order to show the differences between wild and captive. Interesting for zoos involved in breeding them, I think.  
 
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RE: Asiatic Lions - Data, Pictures and Videos - peter - 06-07-2015, 07:22 AM
RE: Photographs of wild lions - Apollo - 04-22-2014, 08:03 AM
RE: Lion pictures and videos - sanjay - 07-12-2014, 10:41 AM
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Apollo - 11-27-2014, 07:35 PM
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Pantherinae - 12-19-2014, 02:14 AM
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Pantherinae - 06-04-2015, 04:43 AM
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Rishi - 03-24-2017, 08:59 AM
RE: Lion pictures and videos - Rishi - 04-12-2017, 09:06 AM
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