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Lions in West-Africa
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 (09-02-2019, 10:40 PM)Luipaard Wrote: @chui_ Philipp Henschel also stated this: See this, there's now a new study claiming that the taxonomic position of Central African lions may need to be revised, and this is linked with the issue of subspecies of leopards, because just as leopards in northern and southern parts of Africa are genetically distinct, so are lions: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-genetic...#pid116125 
Oebenin
Some more reccent photos of Pendjari lions. Enjoy! Altough gorged this male is muscular.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author A group of lioness with cubs relaxing.  *This image is copyright of its original author This thread now has probaly the most photos and info on west african lions on the net. I am glad to share them and will continue to do so. 
Recent research article on WAP complex lions.
Link: https://news.umich.edu/where-lions-roam-west-african-big-cats-show-no-preference-between-national-parks-hunting-zones/
Big head on this pendjari male.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Source Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group
Collaring operation in pendjari .A total of ten lions were tagged to understand their movements better.
Source: Pendjari National Park 
Vera Lisakowski
Male pendjari lion and female, the male does not look too happy .  *This image is copyright of its original author
oebenin
Very robust and muscular west african lion.  *This image is copyright of its original author
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