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    The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head;...
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    Panthera leo leo is a lion subspecies present in West Africa, northern Central Africa and India. In West and Central Africa it is restricted to fragmented...
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    Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho...
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  • Panthera leo sinhaleyus is an extinct prehistoric subspecies of lion, excavated in Sri Lanka. It is believed to have become extinct prior to the arrival...
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    depicting Alexander the Great and Craterus. Panthera leo leo Asiatic lion Cape lion Barbary lion Panthera atrox Cultural depictions of lions Diedrich...
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  • Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae, and one of two extant genera in the subfamily Pantherinae. It contains the largest living members of the...
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    is the lion (Panthera leo), with the American lion representing an offshoot from the lineage of the largely Eurasian cave lion (Panthera spelaea), from...
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    Panthera fossilis (also known as Panthera leo fossilis or Panthera spelaea fossilis) is an extinct species of cat belonging to the genus Panthera, known...
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    The Asiatic lion is a lion population of the subspecies Panthera leo leo. Until the 19th century, it occurred in Saudi Arabia, eastern Turkey, Iran, Mesopotamia...
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    Megafauna Panthera atrox Panthera blytheae Panthera gombaszoegensis Panthera palaeosinensis Panthera shawi Panthera youngi Panthera zdanskyi Panthera leo sinhaleyus...
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    Barbary lion (category Panthera leo leo)
    The Barbary lion was a population of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo. It was also called North African lion, Atlas lion, and Egyptian lion. It lived...
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    The liger is a hybrid offspring of a male lion (Panthera leo) and a tigress, or female tiger (Panthera tigris). The liger has parents in the same genus...
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    The Cape lion was a lion Panthera leo melanochaita population in South Africa's Natal and Cape Provinces that has been locally extinct since the mid-19th...
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  • Pantherinae Genus Panthera Tiger (Panthera tigris) Lion (Panthera leo) Jaguar (Panthera onca) Leopard (Panthera pardus) Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Subfamily...
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  • A Panthera hybrid is a crossbreed between individuals of any of the five species of the genus Panthera: the tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard...
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  • (Panthera leo), or as distinct but closely related species, depending on the authority. The subspecies or species known by this name include: Panthera...
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    (2002). "Hyoid apparatus and pharynx in the lion (Panthera leo), jaguar (Panthera onca), tiger (Panthera tigris), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and domestic...
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  • considered a subspecies Panthera leo as Panthera leo shawi by some authors. As of 2022, it was once more elevated to species rank as Panthera shawi. The canine...
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    suggesting that manes were absent in this species. White lion Panthera leo leo Panthera leo melanochaita Joubert, D. (1996). "Letters: By any other mane"...
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  • contain cat hybrids, such as the liger or tigon, nor extinct species such as Panthera fossilis and Smilodon populator, which are suggested to have exceeded living...
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    (2002). "Hyoid apparatus and pharynx in the lion (Panthera leo), jaguar (Panthera onca), tiger (Panthera tigris), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and the domestic...
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    species within the genus. E.g. Panthera leo (lion) and Panthera onca (jaguar) are two species within the genus Panthera. Panthera is a genus within the family...
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    The Caspian tiger was a Panthera tigris tigris population native to eastern Turkey, northern Iran, Mesopotamia, the Caucasus around the Caspian Sea, Central...
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    Tsavo Man-Eaters (category Panthera leo melanochaita)
    Gnoske, Thomas Patrick (2001). "The science of 'man-eating' among lions Panthera leo with a reconstruction of the natural history of the 'man-eaters of Tsavo'"...
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  • previously been assigned to the species Panthera leo, Panthera gombaszoegensis, and Panthera palaeosinensis. Panthera principialis was a lion-sized cat. Hemmer...
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    buffalos have reportedly been known to ambush and attack humans. The lion (Panthera leo) is a large, carnivorous feline found in both Africa and northwestern...
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  • 2023-02-25. "Jaguar (Panthera onca) longevity, ageing, and life history". genomics.senescence.info. Retrieved 2023-02-25. "Lion (Panthera leo) longevity, ageing...
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  • used by big predators, usually cats such as Panthera leo, the lion, Panthera pardus, the leopard, and Panthera uncia, the snow leopard. It requires the subduing...
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    The Bengal tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive...
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    White lion (category Panthera leo melanochaita)
    the white lion is the same subspecies as the tawny South African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita), which is found in some wildlife reserves in South Africa...
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