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12-13-2015, 11:16 AM( This post was last modified: 12-13-2015, 11:49 AM by GrizzlyClaws )
The European Cave lion's staple prey was the reindeer, so I guess there might not have enough room to sustain the large pride of lions when many prey species were in decline.
BTW, the Asiatic lions derived from the tropical forest dwelling West African lions who was evolved to live in in those relatively more sealed environment with the smaller prides.
The northern clade (West/Central African-Barbary-Asiatic lion) of the Afro-Asiatic lion bears a lot of convergent similarities with the Panthera (leo) fossilis lineage; living in the less open environment with the smaller prides.
I guess this might be a common trait for all species that living in the Eurasian continent.