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ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - B - THE LION (Panthera leo)

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ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - B - THE LION (Panthera leo)

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04-06-2015, 08:10 AM ( This post was last modified: 04-06-2015, 08:18 AM by peter )

NIGERIAN LIONS

Below is the link to an interesting article on two groups of lions in central and northern Nigeria. One group is similar to Benin lions. Both belong to the subspecies that inhabits western and northern Africa. This subspecies is similar to the subspecies in northwest India (Panthera leo persica). 

The second group is similar to Cameroon lions (east of Nigeria). These lions belong to the subspecies that inhabits most of central, eastern and southern Africa (Panthera leo leo).

For those new to lions. Today only two subspecies are recognized: Panthera leo persica (India and northwest Africa) and Panthera leo leo (central, eastern and southern Africa). The days of many subspecies are behind us. A pity, I think.

The article was published in 2014. Full text:    

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.10....1116/full
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RE: ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - B - LIONS (Panthera leo) - peter - 04-06-2015, 08:10 AM
Panthera leo in Europe - brotherbear - 04-28-2017, 07:16 PM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - Polar - 04-28-2017, 09:54 PM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - GrizzlyClaws - 04-29-2017, 01:13 AM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - brotherbear - 04-29-2017, 02:31 AM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - GrizzlyClaws - 04-29-2017, 02:47 AM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - GrizzlyClaws - 04-29-2017, 02:59 AM
RE: Panthera leo in Europe? - brotherbear - 05-20-2017, 03:45 PM
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