Panthera leo leo

Barbary lion
	A Barbary lion from Algeria, 1893
Conservation status
	; Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Felidae
Genus:	Panthera
Species:	P. leo
Trinomial name
	Panthera leo leo; (Linnaeus, 1758)

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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]

↑ "Barbary Lion". tigerhomes.org. 1999–2006. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
↑ 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.
↑ "barbarylion.com". barbarylion.com. 2005. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
↑ A pride of lions is a family group. It usually includes a male lion, several female lions, and their cubs.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 http://www.barbarylion.com/Barbary_Lions.htm/

[tigerhomes.org-1] "Barbary Lion". tigerhomes.org. 1999–2006. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2012.

[patterson-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.

[barbarylion.com-5] 5.0 ^5.1 http://www.barbarylion.com/Barbary_Lions.htm/

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