Panthera leo


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Noun1.Panthera leo - large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the malePanthera leo - large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
lion cub - a young lion
mane - long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
big cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
genus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
lioness - a female lion
lionet - a small or young lion
pride - a group of lions
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The lion cub (Panthera Leo) and three langurs (Trachypithecus Poliocephalus)-two adults and a juvenile- were recovered from the vehicle, officials said.
Keywords: Heavy metals, feces, meat, Panthera leo, atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
Lions (Panthera leo) are classified as Threatened by IUCN.
En et pais no hay especies que puedan competirtes, por to tanto no existe una forma de controt naturat como si sucede en et Africa en donde ta temporada de sequia impide ta sobrepobtacion de los mismos y las crias pueden ser depredados por especies como el cocodrilo del Nilo (Crocodylus niloticus) y los leones (Panthera leo) (12).
KARACHI -- The Sindh High Court on Friday directed the federal and provincial authorities concerned to ensure all laws relating to the import, breeding, sale and purchase of lions (big cats), including Panthera Leo, were complied with.
It was concluded the main drivers of human-wildlife conflicts were African elephants (Loxodonta africana) raiding crops like maize (Zea mays), bananas (Musa sapientum) and legumes (Cucurbita sp.), whereas, lions (Panthera leo) kill livestock, mainly cattle (Bos taurus).
The goal of current research was to evaluate the behavioral adjustments of African lion Panthera leo in different sized enclosures.
(10,14-16) In veterinary medicine, spontaneous mucoepidermoid carcinomas have been reported in dogs and cats, an African lion (Panthera leo), and an African hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris), most commonly affecting the major salivary glands.
El leon africano (Panthera leo), pertenece a la familia felidae del orden carnivora, una de las cuatro especies del genero Panthera; es el segundo felino mas grande despues del tigre y puede alcanzar un peso entre 150-250 kg.
Lions Panthera leo have reportedly declined 43% since 1993 and are currently listed as Vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; Bauer et al.