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The history of lions in Europe is part of the wider history of the lion species complex. The rediscovery and confirmation of their presence in Europe , already known by myths , historical accounts and ancient art , was made possible by the finds of fossils of Pleistocene , Holocene and Ancient lions excavated in Europe since the early 19th century.
Extinction of lions in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East interrupted gene flow between lion populations in Asia and Africa. Genetic evidence revealed numerous mutations in lion samples from East and Southern Africa, which indicates that this group has a longer evolutionary history than genetically less diverse lion samples from ...
The name of the city of Oran in Algeria is derived from the Berber root 'HR meaning lion, from which are also derived the names of Tahert and Souk Ahras. The name is attested in multiple Berber languages, for instance as uharu and ahra. A popular Oran legend tells that in the period around 900 BC, there were sightings of lions in the area.
The German Lion-man figure is given a similar date range. A " Levantine Aurignacian " culture is known from the Levant , with a type of blade technology very similar to the European Aurignacian, following chronologically the Emiran and Early Ahmarian in the same area of the Near East , and also closely related to them. [ 7 ]
A group of lions mauled a zookeeper to death at one of Europe's largest big-cat parks on Wednesday after a door inside their enclosure was left unlocked, investigators in Crimea said.
This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 77 mammal species occurring in the Netherlands.Two are endangered, two are vulnerable, and seven are near threatened.. The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
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A 76-year-old patient sitter has been sentenced for assaulting a 68-year-old man with the remote control for a hospital bed. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Eleanor Flowers, of Washington, D.C., was ...