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#REDIRECT [[Barbary lion]]
{{Taxobox
|name = Barbary lion
| image = Barbary lion.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = A Barbary lion from [[Algeria]], 1893
|regnum = [[Animal]]ia
|classis = [[Mammal]]ia
|ordo = [[Carnivora]]
|familia = [[Felidae]]
|genus = ''[[Panthera]]''
|status = EW
|status_system = iucn3.1
|species = ''[[Lion|P. leo]]''
|trinomial = ''Panthera leo leo''
|trinomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)}}
 
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]].
 
== Looks and behavior ==
The Barbary lion was large and heavy. Males weighed about {{convert|180Kg|to|200 kg|kg}}, and females weighed about {{convert|130kg |to|176kg|kg}}. Male lions were said to be about {{convert|2.7|to|3.1|m}} long and females were about {{convert|2.1|to|2.7|m}} long.<ref name="tigerhomes.org">{{cite web|url= http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/barbary-lion.cfm|title= Barbary Lion|date= 1999–2006|publisher= tigerhomes.org|access-date= February 18, 2012|archive-date= August 24, 2011|archive-url= https://www.webcitation.org/61AzKru9c?url=http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/barbary-lion.cfm|url-status= dead}}</ref> Some scientists think that these sizes and weights are too large. These scientists think that the Barbary lion is probably the size of the lions found in [[East Africa]].<ref name=patterson>{{cite book|last=Patterson|first=Bruce D.|title=The lions of Tsavo: exploring the legacy of Africa's notorious man-eaters|url=https://archive.org/details/lionsoftsavoexpl0000patt|isbn=978-0-07-136333-4|publisher=McGraw-Hill Professional|year=2004|page=[https://archive.org/details/lionsoftsavoexpl0000patt/page/110 110]}}</ref>
 
The places where the Barbary lion lived did not have a lot of [[prey]]. These lions did not live in ''prides'' because of this.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.barbarylion.com/Barbary_Lions.htm|title= barbarylion.com|year= 2005|publisher= barbarylion.com|access-date=February 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>A ''pride of lions'' is a family group. It usually includes a male lion, several female lions, and their [[cub]]s.</ref> The main animals they hunted in the [[Atlas Mountains]] were the [[Barbary stag]] and the [[gazelle]]. The lions also ate [[cow]]s and [[sheep]] raised by people.<ref name="barbarylion.com"/>
 
These lions lived alone, or in [[wikt:pair|pairs]]. The female Barbary lion raised her cubs until they were mature. This took about two years. After that, the cubs left their mother.<ref name="barbarylion.com">http://www.barbarylion.com/Barbary_Lions.htm/</ref>
 
== Sources ==
{{Wikispecies|Panthera leo leo}}
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Barbary lion
Barbary lion.jpg
A Barbary lion from Algeria, 1893
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Felidae
Genus:
Panthera
Species:
P. leo
Trinomial name
Panthera leo leo
(Linnaeus, 1758)

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.

Looks and behavior[edit]

The Barbary lion was large and heavy. Males weighed about [convert: invalid number], and females weighed about [convert: invalid number]. Male lions were said to be about 2.7 to 3.1 metres (8 ft 10 in to 10 ft 2 in) long and females were about 2.1 to 2.7 metres (6 ft 11 in to 8 ft 10 in) long.[1] Some scientists think that these sizes and weights are too large. These scientists think that the Barbary lion is probably the size of the lions found in East Africa.[2]

The places where the Barbary lion lived did not have a lot of prey. These lions did not live in prides because of this.[3][4] The main animals they hunted in the Atlas Mountains were the Barbary stag and the gazelle. The lions also ate cows and sheep raised by people.[5]

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.[5]

Sources[edit]

  1. ↑ "Barbary Lion". tigerhomes.org. 1999–2006. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  2. ↑ Patterson, Bruce D. (2004). The lions of Tsavo: exploring the legacy of Africa's notorious man-eaters. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-07-136333-4.
  3. ↑ "barbarylion.com". barbarylion.com. 2005. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ A pride of lions is a family group. It usually includes a male lion, several female lions, and their cubs.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.barbarylion.com/Barbary_Lions.htm/
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