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Lions in West-Africa
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Here is a pdf about lion research in Cameroon and Benin. Includes weight measurements
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237460075_Progress_report_-_collaring_operation_Pendjari_Lion_Project_Benin_Funded_by_the_Dutch_Zoo_Conservation_Fund
Here are some more pictures
 *This image is copyright of its original author Credits to Petite Fleur on Flickr  *This image is copyright of its original author Credits unknown.  (01-20-2019, 05:13 PM)Lycaon Wrote: Here is a pdf about lion research in Cameroon and Benin. Includes weight measurements @Lycaon Do you have complete information of measurements and weight of Lions estudied? It would be very good to see It here in the Forum
Here is a west african with elephant calf kill
 *This image is copyright of its original author And a group of lions hunting roan antelope  *This image is copyright of its original author
Another selection of senegalensis. Credits to oebenin
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@Lycaon : Among your photos, no one black-maned lion. Are they really very scarce in West-Africa ?
After all, it could be an adaptation towards the commune landscapes in this part of the continent. May be too, they did exist during periods that they were much more abundant than now. What do you think about ?
@Spalea
I have seen photos of west african lions with only a few black hairs. The older depictions of them showed them with much bigger manes.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Even in the past they were not shown to have black manes. I do believe it is a adaptation to the extreme heat in the Sahel.  (01-22-2019, 12:45 AM)Lycaon Wrote: @Spalea They are closely related to the historical lions from Europe and Asia, also the famous Barbary lion. This subspecies of lion was generally believed to have higher frequency to produce the black maned specimens than the more commonly known Sub-Saharan African lions.
Which is why it is interesting that they never had black manes. Also interesting that they never had particularly lush manes.
This image is somewhat small but shows a senegalensis with a buffalo kill
 *This image is copyright of its original author This is this closets to black mane  *This image is copyright of its original author This picture is a male smiling  *This image is copyright of its original author
(01-22-2019, 01:11 AM)Lycaon Wrote: Which is why it is interesting that they never had black manes. Also interesting that they never had particularly lush manes. The lush black manes were mostly grown in the relatively colder area. That's why the Gir lions mostly got sparse manes, but their close relatives from Europe/Asia/North Africa had a quite opposite in term of appearance. (01-22-2019, 01:33 AM)Lycaon Wrote: This image is somewhat small but shows a senegalensis with a buffalo kill In the hot warm area, they look almost identical to the Gir lions. In the colder area, they would have looked like the Barbary lions. Their physical traits would vary over different environments, but the gene is the same.
@GrizzlyClaws
Indeed they do, but for me they still have normal looking faces. The gir lions for me still have strange faces which is probably due to inbreeding. Cheers
Pdf on lion conservation in and around waza national park. Includes measurements
http://www.rocal-lion.org/documents/engl...sbauer.pdf |
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