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Uganda’s tree-climbing lions grow scarce amid nationwide decline of the big cat
By Gilbert Nakweya NAIROBI ― Poisoning, poaching and loss of habitat have significantly reduced populations of lion prides in ...
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4 Extinct Types of Lions (1 Has Been Gone for 12,000 Years)
With its glorious mane, predatory prowl, and fearsome roar, it seems only fitting to discover that there is only one species of the lion: the Panthera leo. There are, however, several subspecies ...
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Barbary lion skull from London
Genetic testing on the skulls revealed that they were pure-bred Barbary lions, Panthera leo leo. For centuries, the Tower of London was home to a royal menagerie of exotic animals, from polar bears to ...
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Meet the cats
They have been recorded running at speeds as fast as 96 kmph. Lions (Panthera leo) are iconic animals… but they’re strange too. They are the only cat to live in groups. In numbers they find ...