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  2. Panthera leo melanochaita - Wikipedia

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    The type specimen for P. l. melanochaita was a black-maned lion from the Cape of Good Hope, known as the Cape lion. [6] Phylogeographic analysis of lion samples from Gabon and the Republic of the Congo indicate their close genetic relation to P. l. melanochaita samples from Namibia and Botswana. [7]

  3. Cape lion - Wikipedia

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    Felis (Leo) melanochaita was a black-maned lion specimen from the Cape of Good Hope that was described by Ch. H. Smith in 1842. [3] [4] In the 19th century, naturalists and hunters recognised it as a distinct subspecies because of this dark mane colour. [1] In the 20th century, some authors supported this view of the Cape lion being a distinct ...

  4. Killing of Cecil the lion - Wikipedia

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    The African Lion now has a conservation status of “vulnerable” with humans being its only predator. [23] Cecil was identifiable by his black-fringed mane and a GPS tracking collar, [17] [24] [25] and was Hwange Park's main attraction. [15]

  5. Lion - Wikipedia

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    The male lion's mane is the most recognisable feature of the species. [11] It may have evolved around 320,000–190,000 years ago. [62] It grows downwards and backwards, covering most of the head, neck, shoulders, and chest. The mane is typically brownish and tinged with yellow, rust, and black hairs. [45]

  6. Lion tamarin - Wikipedia

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    Size: golden fur all over, mane sometimes darkening or black Habitat: Diet: EN Golden-headed lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Kuhl, 1820) Bahia, Brazil: Size: black fur with golden face, arms, and tail Habitat: Diet: EN Black lion tamarin or golden-rumped lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysopygus (Mikan, 1823) São Paulo, Brazil

  7. Mfuwe man-eating lion - Wikipedia

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    The Man-eater of Mfuwe was a sizeable male Southern African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) responsible for the deaths of six people. Measuring 3.2 metres (10 ft) long and standing at 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) tall at the shoulders, with a weight of 249 kilograms (500 lbs), [ 1 ] it is the largest man-eating lion on record.

  8. Black lion tamarin - Wikipedia

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    The black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus), also known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin, is a lion tamarin endemic to the Brazilian state of São Paulo, almost exclusively at the Morro do Diabo State Park. Its limited geographical range makes it the rarest of the New World monkeys, with little known about it. [5]

  9. Maneless lion - Wikipedia

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    Maneless male lion from Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, East Africa. The term "maneless lion" or "scanty mane lion" often refers to a male lion without a mane, or with a weak one. [1] [2] The purpose of the mane is thought to signal the fitness of males to females. Experts disagree as to whether or not the mane defends the male lion's throat ...