Does the mane really make the lion? Certainly, luxurious locks are the feature that sets Panthera leo apart from the other large cats. But surprisingly, not all male lions have manes. And manes used to cover more of the lion than just the head. Ari Daniel Shapiro speaks with archivist Connie Rinaldo of Harvard University and curator of mammals Bruce Patterson of Chicago’s Field Museum to learn about the diversity of lions in the distant past and the challenges they face in the present. Image Credit: H. Vannoy Davis, CalPhotos, California Academy of Sciences. CC BY-NC-SA read moreDuration: 5:32Published: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:36:15 +0000
Un groupe d'hommes et une femme posent devant la dépouille d'un léopard fraichement chassé. L'homme le plus à droite est le gendarme Auguste Morère, administrateur de la région.
Summary[edit] Description: English: The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica), also known as the Indian lion or Persian lion. Date: 29 May 2014. Source: Own work. Author: nssujith28.