Panthera leo ssp. leo (Barbary Lion)

[Melanie]

In 1200s, a royal zoo in London housed Barbary lions among other exotic wild animals. The skulls of these lions were discovered centuries later by scientists who suggested that they belong to Atlas Lions that lived between Morocco and Egypt.

en.yabiladi.com/articles/details/72562/history-when-london-s-very-first.html?fbclid=IwAR32B11s40PYA02qx2EXV5EVWPxf1Mjuz0fSWAUTYoNXKIyyh3Vab1jEctY

[surroundx]

Unaware and unfazed of being extinct in the wild, these two playful Barbary lion cubs will make you twinkle

www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/photo-gallery/unaware-and-unfazed-of-being-extinct-in-the-wild-these-two-playful-barbary-lion-cubs-will-make-you-twinkle/450994

[surroundx]

Rossi, L., Scuzzarella, C. M. and Angelici, F. M. (2020). Extinct or Perhaps Surviving Relict Populations of Big Cats: Their Controversial Stories and Implications for Conservation, pp. 393-417. In: Angelici F., Rossi L. (eds.). Problematic Wildlife II. Cham: Springer.

[surroundx]

Fellous-Djardini, Amina et al. (2023). The natural history of lions in North Africa and the relevance of their depiction in the “Lions Attacking a Dromedary” diorama. Curator: The Museum Journal 66(3): 419-439. doi.org/10.1111/cura.12564

[Melanie]

I think it should be better to move this thread to extinct in the wild as there are several zoo lions whose genes are identical to those of the Barbary lion.

Black, S., Yamaguchi, N., Harland, A., & Groombridge, J. (2010). Maintaining the genetic health of putative Barbary lions in captivity: an analysis of Moroccan Royal Lions. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 56(1), 21–31.

www.researchgate.net/publication/226698587_Maintaining_the_genetic_health_of_putative_Barbary_lions_in_captivity_An_analysis_of_Moroccan_Royal_Lions