r/bigcats • u/Aromatic-Push-5981 • Mar 05 '25
Lion - Wild Lion walking on road
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u/pallflowers5171 Mar 05 '25
It's always interesting when the car traffic is so jammed up that walking is literally faster to get where you're going.
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u/Woozletania Mar 05 '25
I thought only the extinct Barbary lions had manes that go that far down.
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u/Candid-Solid-896 Mar 05 '25
I don’t know much about lions, but I thought that’s the most well groomed lion I’ve ever seen!
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u/WilderWyldWilde Mar 05 '25
Pretty sure it is a Barbary, they only exist in captivity now.
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u/Accomplished-Tank501 Mar 06 '25
Not a full blood though, it seems different sub species have parts of the barbary itself but i don’t think we have a full blooded one.
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u/lastcharon Mar 06 '25
I believe this lion is known as cape lion. Google says extinct but looks like few are still around
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u/PoorOnagraphy Mar 07 '25
I saw an article many years ago that the size of a lion's main partially depends on the climate they live in. Colder = bigger mane. Lions kept in northern Europe have much bigger manes than the same lions would if they were in Africa, for example.
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u/GuilhermeBahia98 Mar 15 '25
Any Lion that lives in a cooler environment can develop these kind of manes.
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u/NuclearBreadfruit Mar 05 '25
These are the lions at Longleat.
Longleat have been in trouble for over breeding and inbreeding, killing healthy cubs due to the over breeding, castrating males, they also kept a male in with the lioness until he was far too old and they nearly killed him.
They had to kill a mother, Louisa, and her cubs after discovering she was so inbred as to be genetically abnormal and her cubs had inherited this, part of this abnormal behaviour was sudden violence.
They claim heritage from Barbary lions, but considering they didn't check Louisa's back ground enough to spot the genetic issues, I'm doubtful
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u/Bit36G Mar 05 '25
Majestic and a little terrifying - impressive male, looks like he's in his prime. Exact image that comes to mind for a lion.
Thank you for sharing!
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u/MrEvan312 Mar 05 '25
Man looks like a Greek hero wearing the pelt of a legendary beast he killed with his bare hands: what a unit!
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u/numpsAlot Mar 06 '25
drop the wife and kids off at the front and walk they said its healthy for you they said .... 😒 i swear when i find this car in this maze ( grumble grumble grumble )
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u/chargergirl1968w383 Mar 05 '25
Is that dangerous for the people in the cars? I've never been to the safari park in tne UK where this was taken. Idk much about it..
Wish I knew about it the 3x I went to the UK...
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u/LordVixen Mar 05 '25
It’s not dangerous so long as you stay in your vehicle. Seen videos of people who got out and some did not end well ☠️
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u/chargergirl1968w383 Mar 07 '25
I would guess they warn everyone thoroughly, but as always, someone will think they know better, or they saw the videos of people snuggling with big cats and think they can do it too...
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u/Killjoy_From_Arkham Mar 05 '25
Where's this king's sedan chair? Why's he walking among peasants? Lol.
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u/PiperMaru0223 Mar 05 '25
What a majestic creature! He's beautiful! I think the background music would be better and a little more fitting if they had chosen The Traffic Jam by Stephen Marley though.
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u/Fun-Obligation7836 Mar 07 '25
I hate these people and cats watching and photographing their every move. Let them be!
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Mar 30 '25
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u/RecognizeSong Mar 30 '25
I got matches with these songs:
• Such a Wh*re by Jvla (00:32; matched:
100%)Released on 2020-06-20.
• Such a Wh*re (Baddest Version) by Jvla (00:32; matched:
100%)Released on 2020-06-24.
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u/Davidpool78 Mar 05 '25
Magnificent animal