There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
Very amazing thread ! But as soon as I discover a fascinating news, the discover of some big stocky forest lions, I wonder what are their preys. To my knowledge there are no big antelopes, no big apes in the ethiopian mountain forests... Perhaps buffalos ? Forest buffalos ? I believe there is an oryx specy in Ethiopie, but certainly not in a forest biotop.
Fascinating too to state that, compared to their savannah counterparts, they seem more stocky. Because they would be used to hunt by ambush over short distances ? Like the bengal tigers ? The habitat creates the function(here the kind of hunting) which creates/influences the morphology...