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Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos
Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos
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Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos
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  (03-18-2020, 06:41 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: Quite a long article on how the Gir lions were saved: https://www.livehistoryindia.com/snapsho...were-saved not sure why people keep saying today's population came from 12 already inbred captive animals maybe some did but most were def from a number of healthy wild ones still roaming  (03-19-2020, 06:49 AM)Rage2277 Wrote:(03-18-2020, 06:41 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: Quite a long article on how the Gir lions were saved: https://www.livehistoryindia.com/snapsho...were-saved Because these are when by journalists who don't actually know anything about them beyond quick googling. It ranges from "12 lions left" & "only a few dozen lions" to "less than 50". Originally based on several sources of the time that simultaneously stated 12, 20, 50, 100. The "dozen left at Gir" (total number was sporadically spread over much of today's Greater Gir back then) is from Nawab of Junagad. Said nawab also invited the then Viceroy Lord Curzon to shoot them, who refused & instructed him to protect them. Whole credit goes to him, not the nawab who did what royalty always did, ie, nothing constructive. There is absolutely no reason to believe anything source from these people & I can guarantee his number wasn't based on any actual field work. He probably just found them harder to find during his hunts. Detailed post on how much their numbers dropped 
Sandeep Parmar: " Sunshine mixed with a little hurricane! ?️ Gir ll 2020"
Sandeep Parmar: " Don't worry moma.. everything will be fine soon ! Gir ll 2020 "
A speck of dust in the eyes ?
Sandeep Parmar: " And with those eyes, you could have set the sky on fire, but you chose to burn me instead.... Gir ll 2020 " 
Information on Indian lion from the book, The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Mammalia-vol.1
by Pocock R. I. Publication date 1939  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli...7/mode/2up
©Suhas Dutta
 *This image is copyright of its original author ©http://girasiaticlions.org/  *This image is copyright of its original author Ambardi mating pair (Not the male in @Rage2277's post above. The other one.)  *This image is copyright of its original author Devaliya mayor pair.  *This image is copyright of its original author (03-25-2020, 05:51 AM)Lycaon Wrote: Not the best filmed video but fun to watch. I wonder if the lion even sees any semblance. He is spray-marked right on them. For some reason they have these "lifesized statues" placed all over the safari entry points of Devaliya & Gir.  *This image is copyright of its original author
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