Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos

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(05-06-2014, 03:48 PM)'Vinod' Wrote: No way those lions are Asiatic Gautegojira with such large manes they won't survive for long in hot central India & to maintain the genepool in captivity would be expensive.

a wild Gir lion

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Just two "little" things:

1. The correct name is "GuateGojira". 2. Those lions posted by me are 100% pure captive Indian (A.K.A. Asian) lions. Check these other specimens:
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From Tiergarten Nürnberg, in Germany - Asiatischer Löwe (Panthera leo persica) im Tiergarten Nürnberg.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panthe...a_male.jpg

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Lucifer the Asiatic lion and his daughter Rubi examine a carved pumpkin at London Zoo.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpi...ml?image=6

There can't be any doubt, those big maned lions are pure Indian lions in captivity (IF there is something like "Indian" lions, check Valmik Thapar's argument, but nevermind).

It is incredible to discover that Barbary lions were (are still?) almoust equal to the captive Indian lions while the wild West-Central African lions are equal to the wild Indian lions. Genetic and morphology clearly shows that Indian-Barbary-West/Central Africa lions are the same subspecies. [img]images/smilies/smile.gif[/img] Reply