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thisworld posted...

The Lion King obviously. Simba and Nala are both big cats, your favorite tc.

What if I dont like lion behavior inaccuracies in the film?

>_>

Discuss

It's not for me.

K181 posted...

WNBA players should be paid more, and if you want make that a reality start spending (more) on the WNBA then.

But in the meantime, the NBA makes so damn much more money than the WNBA that it's nonsensical to compare salaries between the two.

Why should they be paid more when their league doesnt make money?

WNBA players should be playing for free because the league hasnt ever turned a dime in profit.

Eventually you get used to being a drone.

toreysback posted...

do big cats obey the laws of supply and demand?

Yes. Prey density is a huge factor in big cat density.

What's your favorite breed?

Well congrats to Biden for winning the 2024 election

Its on my bucket list

Discuss.

SiO4 posted...

Because it hit The Cargo, not The Hull.

Why is the cargo so far forward of the hull?

Showering

I brush my teeth multiple times a day, religiously.

LeoRavus posted...

How does a female lion go straight into heat when a male kills her cubs

Hormones I guess.

I just can't get over Smallville discrediting firsthand research and field work saying that google and youtube is just as good.

I just can't.

UnsteadyOwl posted...

How closely is the average housecat genetically related to African lions?

Probably upwards of 95%.

GranTurismo posted...

do you consider wikipedia to be good? scientific american magazine?

I look at wikipedia sources. I don't read scientific american so I can't say.

Smallville posted...

so are a lot of textbooks

Yes it is true.

But you need to learn to suss out the good information from bad. A peer reviewed paper with ample sources is probably trustworthy. So is anything written by Craig Packer.

A youtube video made by a fanboy is not.

Smallville posted...

why, you don't have to have a degree in it necessarily right?

Google and youtube is full of misinformation.

Smallville posted...

eh, no big deal, all that degree stuff, mammology can be learned on yt and google anyway. Too much importance placed on it

ok stop talking

__starsnostars posted...

What is the largest pride ever to be recorded?

I legit don't know. Also some pride members are only loosely associated with other members so it's hard to say.

Something ain't right.

pjnelson posted...

What do lions taste like?

Meat.

LonelyStoner posted...

I studied wildlife biology in college. Mammalogy was a big one.

What's your favorite mammal?

Smallville posted...

How about a siberian tiger male vs a male polar bear, or polar bear vs grizzly or kodiak?

the tiger would lose against the bear. I don't know about bear vs bear, I'm not a bear expert

LonelyStoner posted...

Im pretty familiar with their biology and behavior already.

ok

Thud posted...

That's a slice of bullshit and they're losing a lot of business with this move. Any time I've worked near a Costco like half of us would go there for lunch a few times a week

The food court is a loss leader so they'll be glad to see you go.

Trumble posted...

Does this change if one of them gets a surprise attack on the other?

It would.

Trumble posted...

What if George has a slightly longer tail?

Still stalemate.

Yes.

Al Gore

Trumble posted...

Who would win in a fight between a lion named Kevin, and an otherwise-identical lion named George?

Stalemate

Trumble posted...

Who would win; three average lions, or a single mega lion with the size, toughness and intelligence of 3.5 average lions?

The three lions. Dont underestimate three mobile pairs of jaws.

GranTurismo posted...

what was the largest big cat in history, the sabre toothed tiger?

There was no such thing as a saber toothed tiger.

The American lion was probably largest.

R1masher posted...

If a lion is not laying down and you choose to lie about it, would the lion and you be lying?

the lion would not be lying but I would

Ratchetrockon posted...

Could a lion defeat defeat an athletic 450 pound human

A lion could defeat an athletic 2000 lbs human. So yes.

MartavisBryant posted...

IDK, whatever kind would be found in Alaska

The grizzly wins.

Trumble posted...

Could a party of three lions defeat the final boss in FF7 (original version)?

No, they could not overcome magic.

MartavisBryant posted...

Grizzly bear

What kind of grizzly bear?

MartavisBryant posted...

Would a lion or a bear win in a fight in a pool filled with with milk up to 2 feet?

what kind of bear?

Tyranthraxus posted...

Why do lions have that weird tuft on the end of their tail that no other cat has

Most likely a communication tool. Have you ever seen a cat's body language? Their tails communicate their mood.

Smallville posted...

what about the question about if it has been determined for a fact as to why male lions have manes and why tigers never had them? Is it completely about male lions fighting other males? i guess male to male tiger fighting might be much less common

The social nature of lions may have something to do with it.

I can only make seven quotes so I took the quotes out.

A pride is made up of a group of related females. They typically don't leave their natal pride. Groups of cooperating males are coalitions and they are temporary. The males born in a pride will be evicted by their fathers. They become nomads until they are strong enough to challenge for their own pride. In this way related females and males separate to prevent inbreeding. There have been some rare exceptions to this rule though.

A series or roars, grunts, snarls, etc. Pride bonds are reinforced with head rubs and other bodily contact.

Fun fact: lions can count. If they hear roars from a larger coalition they typically stay silent so as to not challenge a coalition with numerical superiority.

The same adaptations that all cats have, basically. Forward facing eyes to judge distance, massive muscular bodies, a mouth that rivals a kitchen knife set. They are still stalk and ambush predators. They have explosive ability and can run very fast for a short amount of time. Lions are unique among cats in that they (and sometimes cheetahs) will cooperate on a hunt. Although they launch solo attacks just as often as they do when in a group.

Habitat fragmentation. Their movement throughout their natural landscape is threatened in many parts by development for human needs. Wealthy people also like to hunt them for sport (Cecil).

See above.

No, because the field of lion conservation is relatively new and it takes many years to see results.

There is an invasive ant that's killing off trees that provide cover for the lions as they stalk their prey. This forces them to tackle larger, more dangerous prey.

Observe from a distance, be unemotional. One guy has been doing it for like 50 years. Conservation is as much politics as it is science. Local governments need to be invested in conservation to have the will to make it happen. Lions are considered vermin in many parts of Africa.

The Maasai regulary kill them. Lions fear them. Other tribes are more tolerant and lions seem to know this. Shepherders usually corral their goats and cattle for the night and there is somebody guarding the animals throughout the night. Other communities see an opportunity to make money off lions through ecotourism.

We will probably need to fence in lions to separate wild areas from human dominated landscapes.

Territories are passed down maternally through generations. The more productive territories (close to water, high prey density) will typically be smaller.

Still pretty good for the most part, with two notable exceptions: the Asiatic lions which are virtually clones and the Ngorongoro Crater lions. The crater lions are descended from maybe a dozen or so animals. Their territory is so rich in prey that they grow larger and stronger than neighboring lions. They are thus able to effectively shutoff their own gene pool from immigrant males.

Captive lions obviously live much longer and have better health. However they appear to be stressed at not being able to live like their DNA programs them to. Captive lions go through puberty early and for reasons unknown they have differntly shaped skulls.

Never worked with them.

As one of the world's charismatic megafauna the demand to study lions is high. You should probably start somewhere studying a less sexy animal and then be trustworthy enough to make your way to the lions.

I don't need to give you a reason why I am emotionally detached to an animal.

And aren't dinosaurs multiple animals?

ThaGuyFromGTA3 posted...

largest ever wt for lion is like 600 lbs iirc and like 700 lbs for tiger. What do you think of ligers? What other animals do you like besides big cats, are you a huge dinosaur fan? i love dinosaurs. Extinct big cats, sabre tooth tiger, cave lion might have been the biggest.

It is said that 690 lbs is the record for a wild lion and 857 lbs for a wild tiger. I have no proof and hunters always like to exaggerate their claims.

I do not like dinosaurs.

I like orcas and elephants and wolves.

ThaGuyFromGTA3 posted...

reportedly the avg weight for all 3 is exaggerated , like a little over 400lbs on avg for african male lions

They've never been said to weigh much more than 400 lbs.

Smallville posted...

oh reportedly many think siberian males are much larger than bengal males, exaggerated. so is the diff in wt between tigers and male lions , exaggerated.

All of the most recent measurements state that Bengal tigers are the biggest tigers. And they may also be bigger than lions but it would be by a very slim margin.

Smallville posted...

oh you hate nfl? why do female lions like dark manes so much? oh, yeah, it has been hypothesized why lions even have large manes, some said mainly for fighting , do you believe that?

Yes , I do hate the NFL

Darker maned males have more testosterone. I do not believe that manes are for fighting. I think they are used to attract females and intimidate rival males.

Smallville posted...

why don't you know, expert?

I'm glad you asked.

There is tremendous overlap between the recorded weights of lions and tigers.

The problem is that we do not get a truly random sampling (and the weights are well within the statistical error of each other, meaning we cannot definitively say that one cat is larger than the other).

In addition lions and tigers can gorge themselves with some 80 lbs of meat in one meal. All weights must account for the weight of the food in their belly - a tricky science at best.

Ratchetrockon posted...

What type of lions do lioness' like

The ones with dark manes.

DirkDiggles posted...

Will the Lions win the NFC North this season?

idgaf

Smallville posted...

Isn't avg male tigers around 50 lbs heavier than lion?

I guess so?

Blue Bell

ellis123 posted...

Lower taxes as doing a UBI has proven to lower crime and thus the need for as much money on taxes to support a police state is reduced.

I had already mentioned this point.