Desert Lions

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(11-05-2020, 04:13 AM)peter Wrote:

(11-04-2020, 08:52 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Robust forearms.

Yes, robust all the way. And he isn't the only one in that part of Africa. Everything I have says lions in the western part of southern Africa could be the largest (at the level of averages). Maybe deserts and their fringes are not as inproductive as many think.

In 2015, I saw an interesting documentary about desert lions. This year, a follow-up was broadcasted on ARTE, a European channel that often broadcasts good documentaries about wild animals. The 5 young males seen in the first (2015) documentary also featured in the second documentary. The coalition did very well. That is, until they took a donkey. Only 1 of them survived the retaliation. A bloody shame. 

The second documentary is one of the best I saw on desert lions. See if you can find it.  

Here's the link to the 2015 documentary. No commercials. It's in German:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzfiHGzgBzI

I am unable to watch that video, unfortunately it appears it is blocked in my country.

However, that is very interesting about the desert lions though. I have always been of the impression that the lions in the Ngorongoro Crater appear to be the largest, they always look very thick and powerful. Perhaps it is their very large manes that give this impression. Now I need to go out and actually look into the measured averages of these two groups. 

It is always incredibly sad when lions are killed by man for the crime of being lions. Reply