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Several leaders have had "lion" in their name including Sundiata Keita of the Mali Empire, who was called "Lion of Mali", [251] and Richard the Lionheart of England. [252] The male's mane makes it a particularly recognisable feature and thus has been represented more than the female. [253] Nevertheless, the lioness has also had importance as a ...
Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male , female , young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in ...
The tigon is a hybrid offspring of a male tiger (Panthera tigris) and a female lion, or lioness (Panthera leo). [1] They exhibit visible characteristics from both parents: they can have both spots from the mother (lions carry genes for spots – lion cubs are spotted and some adults retain faint markings) and stripes from the father.
She was always known for being a “strong, dominant, feisty lioness.”
The history of lion–tiger hybrids dates to at least the early 19th century in India. In 1798, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844) made a colour plate of the offspring of a lion and a tiger. The name "liger", a portmanteau of lion and tiger, was coined by the 1930s. [4] "Ligress" is used to refer to a female liger, on the model of ...
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Australian sea lion. N. cinerea (Péron, 1816) Southwestern Australian coast: Size: Male: 180–250 cm (71–98 in) long; 180–250 kg (397–551 lb) Female: 130–180 cm (51–71 in) long; 61–105 kg (134–231 lb) [20]
Unlike other big cats, lions are social creatures, said Dr. Craig Packer, founder and director of the Lion Center at the University of Minnesota and Distinguished McKnight Professor of Ecology ...
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