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4 Extinct Types of Lions (1 Has Been Gone for 12,000 Years)
The extinct Barbary lion population of the lion subspecies Panthera Leo was also known as the North African lion, Berber lion, Atlas lion, and Egyptian lion. It existed in the mountains and desert ...
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8 Unique lion breeds you might not know before
From the critically endangered Asiatic lion to the extinct Barbary lion, and the elusive Ethiopian lion, each subspecies highlights the importance of conservation. The article emphasizes ...
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Barbary Lions Once Inhabited Northern Africa's Mountains And Deserts, But The Spread Of Firearms And Bounties For Shooting Lions Led To The Extinction Of This Species
They concluded that the Barbary lion died out in Morocco in 1948 and went extinct in Algeria 10 years later. The last sighting could be traced back to 1956 in a forested region in Algeria.