Zoos, Circuses, Safaris: A Gallery of Captivity

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Generic lions, brothers Lolek and Bantu. Their father Lukas was born at serengeti park safari (Hodenhagen, Germany) and was transferred to Dortmund.

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Most people would  perceive the tiger to be bigger due to having bulky body. But infact this male lion is much bigger at 550 lbs and Tiger at 450 lbs. The lion is 15 in that video and is close to 500 lbs and he has a dull mane and coat.

In his prime at 550 lbs

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Both are stud book animals. Jahari is a south African lion and JT is a siberian tiger. Reply

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Ground squirrel at Basel Zoo, Switzerland.

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Sri Lankan leopard, Ostrava zoo, Czech republic.

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powerful hindquarters, reminding of Aslan from Kristiansand zoo.

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Aslan

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Dr Mohammad Farhadinia with some captive lion cubs. His FaceBook Page. Speaking of Dr Mohammad, here is his PhD Thesis on the ecology and conservation of leopards in northeast Iran (an important site for the subspecies). 'Ecology and conservation of Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor in northeastern Iran'. LINK

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Generic male and female tiger at Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City. 

The male kinda looks like a pure breed bengal. Reply

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(09-27-2024, 01:56 PM)MexJaguar Wrote: Generic male and female tiger at Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City. 

The male kinda looks like a pure breed bengal.

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Dr Viktor Yudin with some young wild animals. Source.

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Massive chest

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Letsatsi, the very huge and beautiful Timbavati lion.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KFykrj8pE

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The generic lion looks bit robust while the male amur is quite lanky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2hYjhvcRSI&t=383s

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb42-nCABxs

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