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Lions in West-Africa

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This lioness chased a west african crocodile back into the water.



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another niger lion


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A small note on the social structure of lions in pendjari.


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A solid pendjari male


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(01-19-2019, 09:51 PM)epaiva Wrote: @peter  @GuateGojira  @tigerluver   @sanjay @GrizzlyClaws
How do West African Lions compare in size to South African Lions and East African Lions?

West African lions are smaller in comparison with the other African lion populations. In fact, we need to remember that these lions belong to the Asian subspecies, together with the Barbary lion. It is interesting also that the size is quite close between the Indian and the West African lions which suggest that Barbary lions could be of the same size or maybe slightly larger, based in the skulls available.

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Please take in count that the measurements of the Indian lion are between pegs while those of the Barbary and the West African lions are over the curves. The skulls of the Barbary lion are all from captive specimens.
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Where these measurements taken of lions in west africa taken primarily in cameroon or also in benin?
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(02-11-2019, 11:40 PM)Lycaon Wrote: @GuateGojira 

Where these measurements taken of lions in west africa taken primarily in cameroon or also in benin?

Both places, taken as a single population.
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(02-11-2019, 11:26 PM)GuateGojira Wrote:
(01-19-2019, 09:51 PM)epaiva Wrote: @peter  @GuateGojira  @tigerluver   @sanjay @GrizzlyClaws
How do West African Lions compare in size to South African Lions and East African Lions?

West African lions are smaller in comparison with the other African lion populations. In fact, we need to remember that these lions belong to the Asian subspecies, together with the Barbary lion. It is interesting also that the size is quite close between the Indian and the West African lions which suggest that Barbary lions could be of the same size or maybe slightly larger, based in the skulls available.

Check this comparative image:

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Please take in count that the measurements of the Indian lion are between pegs while those of the Barbary and the West African lions are over the curves. The skulls of the Barbary lion are all from captive specimens.

The shoulder heights are odd!
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