Panthera leo roosevelti

The Roosevelt lion is 180-275 cm long, with a tail length of 70-105 cm. The male weighs 170-240 kg, while the female is smaller, usually only two-thirds the size of the male. The male lion has a large and round head, a wide snout, and bright eyes that radiate a sharp and majestic light. The long whiskers and short beard under the jaw are white, the ears are round and upright, and the back of the ears are black. The body is light and agile, and the limbs are thick and strong. The body hair is brown to dark brown, which varies with gender, age and individual. The male has long hair on the head and neck, and the neck and shoulders are covered with long manes that hang down to the throat, chest and base of the front legs. The color of the mane is generally darker than the brown on the body, dark brown or black. The female has no mane. Both male and female have a black ball-shaped bundle of hair at the end of their tails, with a hard bone bag inside, like a black ball of fluff. The lion

Distributed in Sudan and Ethiopia.

The scientific name of the Roosevelt lion is Panthera leo roosevelti, which belongs to the subfamily of lions and is now one of the Nubian lion populations.

The Roosevelt lion usually hunts at night or in the cool early morning, and likes to hunt at night. The prey includes antelopes, duikers, wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, giraffes, elephant cubs, hippos, hippopotamus cubs, baboons, rabbits, birds, and sometimes even fish. After the prey is captured, it is eaten according to the status of the group: first the male lion, then the highest-ranking female lion, and finally the cubs. This often leads to status disputes within the group, and such fights often result in injuries.

The gestation period of females is 105-116 days, and each litter has 2-5 cubs, and there are also up to 7 cubs, mostly born in bushes or caves. The newborn cubs weigh about 0.5 kg, are blind, and will not grow teeth until 15 days later. They have dark brown spots or stripes on their bodies, which gradually disappear after about half a year.

Listed in the 2008 Red List of Threatened Species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver 3.1 - Vulnerable (VU).

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