Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos

[Rishi]

(10-10-2019, 12:32 AM)lionjaguar Wrote: So lions in central India were bigger than lions in Gujarat, Pakistan, and Afghanistan? Tigrs were still bigger than lions in Indo-Gangetic plains or central India?
I never heard lion record in Afghanistan. I thought lions in India and Pakistan were separated populations from lions in Iran, Iraq, and other Middle East. 

Not Central but northern Indian subcontinent, the region of Punjab & Ganga-Yamuna basin, that i described above. Not much is known about the lions in Central India other than their presence there. From their local cultural impact it is very likely that they made little headway there other than the few narrow rivers valleys between the hill ranges... these actually has been discussed in details earlier this thread. You should start back at the beginning & read through it first. (And the thread:  Lion & tigers in India)

Agricultural areas shown in yellow were lowlands with plenty of natural grassland, some parts along floodplains completely dominated by it like whatever remains in Terai & Northeast India.


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Afghanistan (southern only) & Balochistan being very dry & barren regions were historically sparsely populated by lions, separating the larger populations in India & Mesopotamia/Persia. But there are historical artifacts & records (one of the last reports of Asiatic lions outside Gujarat was from Balochistan, 1935) that can be found on internet... Search a bit.
For example this figurine from 200AD Gandhara (Kingdom around of modern Kabul & Khyber pass, eastern Afghanistan):

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(10-10-2019, 09:09 AM)lionjaguar Wrote: Anyone can find fight video of male Asiatic lions?

There are only two available videos of confrontations available online. They're are several photos & one full photo sequence in this thread.

One of them is a very rare & previously unknown video I've recently found!.. Two most famous of Gir's dominant males of the previous generation, Maulana & Raju came face to face at the edge of their respective territories. Very tiger-like on there being no actual physical contact, just posturing.

Another is a very old video of two unknown males at a seroius duel (& not brotherly spat). Again quite tiger-like rising up on hind legs, followed by "the walk".

There are other very short clips of one new male establishing dominance over members of his conquered pride;

...& many on the documentary "India's wandering lions".

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