The Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea and Panthera fossilis)

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(07-30-2020, 02:21 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote:

(07-30-2020, 01:21 AM)Stripedlion2 Wrote: So cave lions are a distinct species but are closest related to the lion today.

Maybe the difference is similar to today's mainland clouded leopard/sunda clouded leopard, chimpanzee/bonobo, eastern/western gorilla.

(08-25-2020, 07:36 AM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(08-25-2020, 06:40 AM)Stripedlion2 Wrote: What’s the max weight that we have from skeletons of the Eurasian cave lion and the beringian cave lion.

As far I know, there is no study about the maximum weight from Beringian cave lion, but based in the fact that all the bones are about the same size than modern lions and tigers, they probably weighed the same (100 - 270 kg).

Now, about Eurasian cave lions, an study of Guzvica (1998) estimated that the heaviest male Cave lion weighed 367 kg, but I use to quote the giant skull of 484.7 mm in greatest length, which could perfectly reach the 400 kg.

That’s a big difference between the same species but I guess if you look at Sumatran tigers and then tigers in northern India it makes sense. It seems like Boris the cave lion male cub will be pretty large 238kg if he’s just average even if he’s small that’s still what like 190kg at least and that’s a stretch . 
I just don’t know how they’re going to release them in the wild do they just release them as cubs and then say “ok good luck “ or do they have a lioness teach them how to be like african lions . I don’t know that’s the only confusion I have . Reply