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  2. Lion - Wikipedia

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    African lions live in scattered populations across sub-Saharan Africa. The lion prefers grassy plains and savannahs, scrub bordering rivers, and open woodlands with bushes. It rarely enters closed forests. On Mount Elgon, the lion has been recorded up to an elevation of 3,600 m (11,800 ft) and close to the snow line on Mount Kenya. [44]

  3. Panthera leo leo - Wikipedia

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    [20] [31] A few lion specimens from West Africa obtained by museums were described as having shorter manes than lions from other African regions. [20] In general, the West African lion is similar in general appearance and size as lions in other parts of Africa and Asia. [21] Skeletal muscles make up 58.8% of the lion's body weight. [32] [33]

  4. Panthera leo melanochaita - Wikipedia

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    Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. [1] In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho, Djibouti and Eritrea, and are threatened by loss of habitat and prey base, killing by local people in retaliation for loss of livestock, and in several countries also by trophy hunting. [2]

  5. Cape lion - Wikipedia

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    The Cape lion was a population of lions in South Africa's Natal and Cape Provinces that was extirpated in the mid-19th century. [1] [2] The type specimen originated at the Cape of Good Hope and was described in 1842. [3] Traditionally, the Cape lion was considered a distinct subspecies of lion, Panthera leo melanochaita.

  6. Two lions make record-breaking swim for ‘female affection’

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    Other African reserves, such as the Maasai Mara or Serengeti, boast large lion populations, but they have measures that limit poaching and prevent lions from encroaching on livestock populations.

  7. Tsavo Man-Eaters - Wikipedia

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    The lion pair was said to have killed dozens of people, with some early estimates reaching over a hundred deaths. While the terrors of man-eating lions were not new in the British public perception, the Tsavo Man-Eaters became one of the most notorious instances of dangers posed to Indian and native African workers of the Uganda Railway.

  8. Kamau, 'charismatic and iconic' African lion at California's ...

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    The big cat was a star attraction at the California zoo but had suffered declining health due to his advanced age.

  9. From Kenya to the Serengeti to Kruger National Park, African ...

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    The post From Kenya to the Serengeti to Kruger National Park, African lions and elephants under severe climate threat appeared first on TheGrio. MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s national parks ...