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1 day ago · The lion ( Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane.
13 hours ago · Scotia female leopard spots the Selati male lions, luckily she was already up a tree. One male lion comes over to investigate the young leopard.Filmed in the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, Greater ...
2 days ago · PAARL, South Africa —. Freya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out of her transport crate and sniffed the air. Satisfied, she took her ...
1 day ago · A female strawberry leopard was more recently photographed in Rajasthan, India in 2021 (Dsouza, 2021). The mutation was first documented in the African leopard (P. p. pardus) in 2012, in a male leopard photographed in South Africa's Madikwe Game Reserve, North West Province (Dell'Amore, 2012).
5 days ago · May 20, 2023 (Escondido) — The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has welcomed a new lion to the pride: Bo, a 7-year-old male African lion. On May 17, Bo curiously explored his new home at the Lion Camp...
3 days ago · In addition to the better-known big (or roaring) cats—the lion, leopard, and cheetah—are the wild dog, hyena, serval (a long-limbed cat), wildcat, jackal, fox, weasel, civet, and mongoose.
1 day ago · The lion sire passes on a growth-promoting gene, but the corresponding growth-inhibiting gene from the female tiger is absent, so that ligers grow far larger than either parent species. By contrast, the male tiger does not pass on a growth-promoting gene while the lioness passes on a growth inhibiting gene; hence, tigons are around the same ...
