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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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Wonderful pics, thank you very much Rishi! You should feel proud to be an Indian.
As Martin Luther King I have a dream - one day this mighty royal beasts to roam again across huge arias of Asia - India, Persia, Balkans, Turkey, wherever humans allow them. Peoples should have again a chance to hear magnificent thunder storm like roar of these beasts - the most impressive sound of wild nature... For me Asiatic lions are even more interesting than African because they lived in the territory of ancient civilisations, their roar was mixed with the whisper of ancient legends and mysteries of Asia... 
Those Asiatic lions are amazing, they do look really strong and healthy, I didn't know this, I thought they were more frail and thinner than the African lions, that's pretty rockin, fad pics, great post!!
Altough with rise in numbers & thus, competition we se more of bigger individuals..they still were around earlier.
During the '60s, a famous photo made it to Indian postal stamps...  *This image is copyright of its original author However the amount of MODERN & SCIENTIFIC data available is next to nil. Lately, a lot of young tiger's weights have been made available during recent collarings & rescuings & treatments. Apparently some the lions have been collared too Here's a pic. of Y.V.Jhala collaring one...  *This image is copyright of its original author ..then there's this guy...  *This image is copyright of its original author So does anybody have any info, if some new weight have been made available or not..?? @sanjay @Pckts @peter @Ngala @Apollo @Kingtheropod @GrizzlyClaws @Spalea @epaiva @chaos @GuateGojira @Tshokwane @Roflcopters  
Wow, Nice to see these magnificient robust individuals within asiatic lions....and it's more assuring to see that with numbers and competition constantly growing, we get prime specimens such as these. One thing that i take similar to this is the case of wild water buffaloes in Nepal numbering 400+ individuals but produced from mere 60 surviving individuals and they look very much below par. But after seeing these asiatic Lions, the survival of the fittest rule seems to work even with low genetic variation, a great hope for the future and TFS.
I just had no idea the Asiatic's could look like that, perhaps they are smaller than the Africans overall but as strong or maybe even stronger in other ways, very interesting pictures and educational to say the least.
I'm impressed with many of the pics, I mean this lion right here looks like his arm is made out of iron. The heads and skulls almost look stronger than Africans, maybe not bigger but they seem higher at the forehead area or something.  *This image is copyright of its original author
11yo. 178 kg (Weighted at the age of 7).
*This image is copyright of its original author Here's an old post that can be considered as a standard for comparison, a lion from some European zoo. Ignoring his "Anti snow mane" growth, one can estimate this more-or-less average specimen to be ROUGHLY similar in size & weight to this one...  *This image is copyright of its original author I have compared the head, forearms, hindquarters, tail thickness & chest girth (marked the muscular convulsions obscured by posture & lighting differences).
2013:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/100-lion-cubs-turn-Gir-into-a-roaring-success/articleshow/23842796.cms 2015: http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/more-asiatic-lion-cubs-sighted-in-gir-sanctuary-in-gujarat-1232491 Seems like at any point of time, the Gir harbours atleast a hundred lionlings. If 100 more new cubs were spotted AFTER May2015 census, that means by the upcoming one due at distant 2019, then comparing with previous increments..we are expecting the new numbers to be as high as 650+!!!!!!!!!!  But then... 1500 sq.kms of Protected Area presently houses 300+ lions. Rest are unevenly spreaded over this range.  *This image is copyright of its original author However, already lions' transfer to Barda Wildlife Sanctuary is under full swing & Rampura Wildlife Sanctuary was being evaluated as the next one..no updates yet.Greater Gir consists of some forested hillocks..but mosly barren wastelands & fallow farmlands.
There is an (apparently) incorrect notion entertaind by many, that the Indus Valley Civilisation of yore doesn't show any record Asiatic Lions.
Intrigued, i decided to do a simplest Google Search: "Indus Valley lion" & these came up... (Lion head 1st millenium BC, 1.5inches)  *This image is copyright of its original author (A bad image of Button-seal from Mehrgarh site near Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan)  *This image is copyright of its original author (Vase)  *This image is copyright of its original author (Cutlery)  *This image is copyright of its original author (Casket)  *This image is copyright of its original author (Golden Goblet)  *This image is copyright of its original author (Pottery)  *This image is copyright of its original author (Vessel)  *This image is copyright of its original author Just absent from the business seals. Could have been reserved for ROYALTY/MILITARY (thus low in number & prone to destruction) or even a mere superstition...
Wow, that's incredible, not only are their numbers increasing now, but they were historically all over the place in India. Great post and info!!
Everybody knows that Asiatic Lions show a lot of tolerance towards humans, here's an example of, how much...
That unfair to these following acts of tolerance & respect by people, unparalleled in the history of conservation, or more likely, the WORLD. This is the maximum amount of tension encountered in a case of close conflict... Cautious, more wary of humans, display of aggression... |
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