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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.
As the rainforest decreased and thus gave rise to more open habitats, lions moved from West to Central Africa. Lions from North Africa dispersed to southern Europe and Asia between 38,800 and 8,300 years ago. [37] Extinction of lions in southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East interrupted gene flow between lion populations in Asia and ...
Most recent remains dated to 9650 BCE in the Ponto-Caspian region, 9550 BCE in Boreal Europe, 9450 BCE in the British Isles, 8850 BCE in Northwestern Germany, 8750 BCE in northern Central Europe, 6050 BCE [2] in the Carpathian Basin, the Middle Holocene in the Middle Urals, [13] and 1220 BCE in the Southern Urals. [2]
Someone had changed the county where lions occured in Europe from Greece into Bulgaria. Why? I've changed it back for now until there is more information provided. They have indeed occurred in Bulgaria, but they disappeared from Europe in Greece arround 80-100 AD. If you have addition information with source, please post that here.
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.
Northern lion (Widespread in Europe during the Pleistocene. In historical times in southeastern Europe, ranging as far as Hungary. Can also serve as a proxy for the extinct European cave lion.) Dhole (Occurred during Late-Glacial Period) Hippopotamus (Occurred in Europe during the Pleistocene; suitable in warmer parts of Europe)
The sea lions seen in Sacramento are typically adult males coming from the Channel Islands off the coasts of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, NOAA spokesman Michael Milstein told The Bee in 2022.
Mountain lions live in secluded areas across the United States with recent data suggesting that their numbers are increasing in their historical regions. These top predators, also known as pumas ...