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 (08-14-2017, 04:17 AM)Polar Wrote: Few ( if any ) silverback gorilla's ever reach 500 pounds in the wild. The lion and the gorilla are pretty much at weight parity. Most tigers a little heavier. 
"The King Drinks" by Briton Rivière, 1881.
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@Ngala :
About #74: Good find ! Briton Riviere: polar bear studies: .jpg) *This image is copyright of its original author Briton Rivière: lion studies...  *This image is copyright of its original author Briton Rivière: "Syria the night watch". I think there are some "wolly maned-lions"...  *This image is copyright of its original author
 Kaprosuchus
"Kaprosuchus is a crocodylid that looks like it came from some fantasy novel; its colorful arrangement of reddish skin and blue osteoderms does not match the usual gray to greenish color of most animals with these features. Weighing in anywhere between 250-400 kilograms (551-882 pounds) and ranging from 3-4.8 meters (10-15.8 feet) in length, this galloping Nigerian crocodile was once a dominant predator 95 million years ago. A crocodile-like relative built for terrestrial predation, Kaprosuchus could gallop similar to a horse due to its shorter front limbs relative to this hindlegs; it was also adaptive as well, still a dangerous threat in the lively waterways of Nigeria." Inostrancevia
"A fearsome gorgonopsid (a class of mammal-like reptiles), the Siberian-born Inostrancevia ruled the mid-to-late Permian landscape in the barren desert of its native land. So far, it is the largest gorgonopsid known reaching lengths of up to 4 meters (13 feet) and weighing in at 450 kilograms (992 pounds). With this in mind, its Smilodon-like fangs and strong, enlarged neck muscles allow it to secure a deadly bite with its jaws equal to the grip of a giant plier crimping down on a small object. This particular gorgonopsid has particularly thick neck vertebrae compared to other gorgonopsids and even other mammalian carnivores. This indicates that Inostrancevia must have evolved to use its neck as a powerful battering ram and instead shook its prey around like toys, effectively breaking every single bone in their body and, thus, ultimately causing their death."
Pleistocene African Lion and Wanhsien Tiger Comparison
*please note that the tiger in this comparison is slightly shorter than the lion due to its more crouch-like position.
Just trying to imagine an American lion (Pantera Atrox) attacking an American buffalo (Bison latifrons).
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Another one with the same protagonists. The idea, even for a lion, to flirt with the death, to tempt death...
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Just for the fun, a watercolor of a prehistoric lion...
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