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Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos

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Found a bunch of bookmarked photos stashed away in a folder. All images from FB Group: Gir Forest National Park And Wildlife Sanctuary

©Ishan Vora

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©Rajesh Khiraa

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©Devduttsinh Vaghela

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©PT Kaneriya

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©Sohil Makvana

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©Kano Jetpur

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And new images uploaded since then...

©Nehal Desai
Handsome male at 6am, morning safari at Gir. Jan 2019.

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©Samiul Kabir

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©Munir Jikani December 2018.

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©Vishal Gorad Veteran king.

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©Parthiv Patel

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Massive male, October 2018.

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©Kaushik Raval

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©Hâřđik Řk PÁtêl Queen of Gir.

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And finally "him" again. A below-average lion made popular by some mane.  

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©Aman Pandya

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(01-29-2019, 09:59 AM)Rishi Wrote: Found a bunch of bookmarked photos stashed away in a folder. All images from FB Group: Gir Forest National Park And Wildlife Sanctuary

©Ishan Vora

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©Rajesh Khiraa

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©Devduttsinh Vaghela

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©PT Kaneriya

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©Sohil Makvana

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©Kano Jetpur

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And new images uploaded since then...

©Nehal Desai
Handsome male at 6am, morning safari at Gir. Jan 2019.

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©Samiul Kabir

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©Munir Jikani December 2018.

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©Vishal Gorad Veteran king.

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©Parthiv Patel

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Massive male, October 2018.

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©Kaushik Raval

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©Hâřđik Řk PÁtêl Queen of Gir.

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And finally "him" again. A below-average lion made popular by some mane.  

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©Aman Pandya

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the lioness with the cub is def african
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(01-29-2019, 11:17 AM)Rage2277 Wrote: ©Devduttsinh Vaghela

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the lioness with the cub is def african

You must have come to that conclusion due to little belly fold? Young lions may not have big belly folds mainly lionesses have small belly folds when young... Look at the terrain and the skull... Hair tuft. It is easier to distinguish african "males" and asiatic "males" not females... Like
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She is indeed a bit "African" looking. @Sanju Belly-fold can be present in many of them as well...
I too would be confused @Rage2277 if not for the dry Sal leaves in background that screams India.
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(01-29-2019, 11:33 AM)Sanju Wrote:
(01-29-2019, 11:17 AM)Rage2277 Wrote: ©Devduttsinh Vaghela

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the lioness with the cub is def african

You must have come to that conclusion due to little belly fold? Young lions may not have big belly folds mainly lionesses have small belly folds when young... Look at the terrain and the skull... Hair tuft. It is easier to distinguish african "males" and asiatic "males" not females... Like

the coloration the head and build the cub also looks african,area looks to be somewhere in south africa
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(01-29-2019, 01:33 PM)Rage2277 Wrote: the coloration the head and build the cub also looks african

Sorry I forgot to mention that distinguishing african and Asiatic lion cub is even more difficult...
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(01-29-2019, 01:33 PM)Rage2277 Wrote: the coloration the head and build the cub also looks african,area looks to be somewhere in south africa

Any chance you have her confused with this one https://africageographic.com/blog/adorab...lion-cubs/ ?

Besides the fallen leaves are most definitely of Sal. .

Colouration could just be the hue... because the cub is the one that looks rather fine to me, even has a belly-fold already. Even African lion of different regions look quite different among themselves. At that age they can otherwise be hard to distinguish, many could pass as cubs of each other.

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African (no clue from which part) cub that age.

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The poster isn't someone who'd help himself with African lion photos from internet & post it as Asiatic lion (that happens quite often, that's the reason i taught myself to differentiate the two). He's regular at Gir & take photos himself.
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That lioness is definitely from gir.
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(01-29-2019, 02:28 PM)Rishi Wrote:
(01-29-2019, 01:33 PM)Rage2277 Wrote: the coloration the head and build the cub also looks african,area looks to be somewhere in south africa

Any chance you have her confused with this one https://africageographic.com/blog/adorab...lion-cubs/ ?

Besides the fallen leaves are most definitely of Sal. .

Colouration could just be the hue... because the cub is the one that looks rather fine to me, even has a belly-fold already. Even African lion of different regions look quite different among themselves. At that age they can otherwise be hard to distinguish, many could pass as cubs of each other.

©Abhilash Vaja

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African (no clue from which part) cub that age.

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The poster isn't someone who'd help himself with African lion photos from internet & post it as Asiatic lion (that happens quite often, that's the reason i taught myself to differentiate the two). He's regular at Gir & take photos himself.
another thing to note is african lions have more intense eyes and looking at the twisted stems and roots those don't look like sal trees but some other type of deciduous 
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@Rage2277 :

About #671: agree with what you said about the lions' eyes... More intense eyes as concerns the african lions. The asiatic lions' eyes seem to be more amazed, more curious about what they see. OK, it's perhaps an anthropomorphic opinion, even lyrical, the asiatic lions have a survivor's look, seeming amazed to be always here after several decades of slaughters.

I like very much within the #662 by @Rishi the ninth photo by Samiul Kabir. This lion is beautiful and its look is clearly an asiatic lion's one...
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By our chinese and sympathetic commentator, about our actually discussion, differences between asiatic and african lions:




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A impressive black maned persica

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(01-31-2019, 12:51 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Vimal Shah


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Wow! Completely maneless males are very rare...
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