Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos

[Rishi]

(02-26-2019, 03:29 PM)Lycaon Wrote: It says from 1895 

Source: http://www.schueling.com/forum/forum.php?&go=view&BeitragsID=1925

They are described as bablyonian lions

I'd seen a similar photo somewhere before. That's why i asked.

Please find more on their lion in this photo, of you can. Didn't know lions were still left in Babylon by 1890s. 
This may be a photo of one of Middle-East's last lions!

Rare 150-year-old hand-coloured slides thought to be the earliest pictures of animals at London Zoo were auctioned last year. Taken in 1871 was this image of a "Babylonian lion";

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It said: This Babylonian lion was one of the star attractions at the zoo, and is seen here inside a cage at the zoo. London Zoo only opened in April 1828, and by 1870 there were already dozens of animals on display...


This could be big news friend! Reply