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The American lion (Panthera atrox (/ ˈ p æ n θ ər ə ˈ æ t r ɒ k s /), with the species name meaning "savage" or "cruel", also called the North American lion) is an extinct pantherine cat native to North America during the Late Pleistocene from around 130,000 to 12,800 years ago.
Background map: File:Africa_map_blank.svg created by myself Source of data: Gisbau / African Mammals Databank taken from the book of Peter Jackson and Kristin Nowell, Wild Cats : Status Survey And Conservation Action Plan , World Conservation Union, IUCN/SSC Action Plans for the Conservation of Biological Diversity, 1996 ( ISBN 2831700450 ...
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On June 15, 2021, the Zoo Broke ground on the Biggest Habitat in Zoo History: The Harry and Linda Fath Elephant Trek; The Elephant Trek is five times the size of the Zoo's current elephant habitat that opened on October 1st, 2024 that is now home to a multi-generational herd of 8–10 Asian elephants. It includes swimming pools, streams ...
The George H. Carroll Lion Habitat is a 12,764-square-foot (1,185.8 m 2), climate-controlled facility located on the campus the University of North Alabama, US that previously housed the only live lion mascot in the United States, Leo III. It was dedicated on October 7, 2007, and is named after the late owner of the construction firm Pressure ...
Further changes took place in the early 20th century when Carl Hagenbeck designed enclosures with concrete "rocks", more open space and a moat instead of bars, more closely resembling a natural habitat. Hagenbeck designed lion enclosures for both Melbourne Zoo and Sydney's Taronga Zoo; although his designs were popular, the use of bars and ...
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