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30 sty 2016 · The American lion, also known as Panthera atrox, is an extinct big cat that lived in North America during the Pleistocene era. It was one of the largest felines that ever existed, with males estimated to have weighed up to 350 kg (771 lb), around 25% larger than modern African lions.
The American lion (Panthera atrox (/ ˈ p æ n θ ər ə ˈ æ t r ɒ k s /), with the species name meaning "savage" or "cruel", also called the North American lion) is an extinct pantherine cat native to North America during the Late Pleistocene from around 130,000 to 12,800 years ago.
The Barbary lion was a population of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo. It was also called North African lion, Atlas lion and Egyptian lion. It lived in the mountains and deserts of the Maghreb of North Africa from Morocco to Egypt. It was eradicated following the spread of firearms and bounties for shooting lions. A comprehensive review of ...
4 wrz 2023 · The Panthera Atrox, commonly referred to as the American Lion, holds a significant place in the study of prehistoric mammals. This apex predator was one of the largest felids in history, exhibiting immense strength, speed, and agility.
13 mar 2023 · Lions prowled North America for tens of thousands of years before going extinct. Today, no lions lounge in southern Alberta canola fields or chase prey through Yukon grasslands—so what happened? Cave lions and their larger relatives, American lions, first entered North America during the last ice age, toward the end of the Pleistocene.
1 gru 2010 · The number of reported mountain lion attacks and fatalities has increased since 1950 with a plateau in 1990. Attacks by older lions are more likely to be fatal, especially during the winter months. These data will help provide a basis for understanding risks and outcomes during mountain lion encounters.
Cecil (c. 2002 – 2 July 2015) was a male African lion (Panthera leo leo) who lived primarily in the Hwange National Park in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. He was being studied and tracked by a research team of the University of Oxford as part of a long-term study.
