Barbary lion

The Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo) was a local group of lions which are now extinct in the wild {IUCN}. The Barbary lion was also called the Atlas lion and the Nubian lion. It was a local group, or perhaps subspecies, of the lion. It used to live in North Africa, from Morocco to Egypt including countries like Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

 Looks and behavior 
The Barbary lion was large and heavy. Males weighed about , and females weighed about  though not fully proven they were confirmed to weigh in the same range as a Siberian Tiger. Male lions were said to be about  long and females were about  long. Some scientists think that these sizes and weights are too large and put estimates between 227 to 272 kilograms (500-600 lbs) There are also scientists who think that the Barbary lion is probably the size of the lions found in East Africa.Whereas, others thought it was around the size of an Asiatic lion which are 175 kilograms (385 lbs) 

The places where the Barbary lion lived did not have a lot of prey. These lions did not live in prides because of this.A pride of lions is a family group. It usually includes a male lion, several female lions, and their cubs. The main animals they hunted in the Atlas Mountains were the Barbary stag, buffalo and gazelle forcing some lions to move more south where more food was available. The lions also ate cows and sheep raised by people.

These lions lived alone, or in pairs. The female Barbary lion raised her cubs until they were mature. This took about two years. After that, the cubs left their mother.http://www.barbarylion.com/Barbary_Lions.htm/

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Category:Lions
Category:Mammals of Africa