Ethiopian Mountain Lion

[Sully]

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

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

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

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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.

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