What is Barbara Lion?

also called Atlas Lion, Barbara Lion is now a disappeared species in North Africa. This lion was shorter, but muscular than other lion species still live today. It was also characterized by a dark full mane, which extended further along the back and under the belly that modern lions. The last known Barbara Lion was seen in 1921. His scientific name is Panthera Leo Leo .

Barbara Lion is considered to be one of the largest lion of the subspecies that existed, although it was almost shorter, to 3 feet (0.9 m) than most types of flight. His very well developed muscles and the overall length, however, equalized what was missing in height. Barbara Lions average about 11 feet (3.35 m) long and men weighed about £ 550 (249.5 kg). Like other Lion species, women were smaller and weighed only about £ 350 (158.8 kg). Manes men, and when golden around their face, darker when they moved away from their faces. Manes also spread to the shoulders along the back or around the shoulders and completely covered the abdomen of the lions. Plus OCAThe tufts were dreaming were stronger and more pronounced. Even women had stronger and longer fur in the mane area, although, like all known lioness, they had no manes.

Barbara Lion lived in dry mountain areas of North Africa known as the Atlas Mountains. Unlike other African Lion species, they were lonely cats that spent most of their lives alone or with a single companion. The food was not abundant in their region. They ate large animals such as gazella, deer, sheep and wild boar.

The cause of the extinction of Barbara Lion began with ancient Rome. Barbara Lions was the primary lions captured by the Romans who could use the Coliseum games and killed the whim on the orders. The wild population could recover, not if the colonization of French and Arab settlers. Many lions were shot, which the settlers considered to be threats and the territory of the lions decreased. Their already limited source of food has becomeRare and lions simply could not survive.

At the end of the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st century, studies around the world were hoping to find clean Barbara Lion samples to re -introduce this species into nature. There are some promising prospects and using genetics, groups of lions bound to the zoo were considered descendants of Barbara. However, the chances of finding a lively pure Barbara Lion remain unclear.