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‘Staggering disease’ discovered in Colorado mountain lion

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For the first time in North America a case of rustrela virus infection, also known as staggering disease, has been identified in a wild mountain lion. Researchers are encouraging further investigations to determine just how prevalent the virus is in area wildlife.

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Why do male lions have such big manes?

Reddit Animals

The majority of lions live in africa which is a hot continent in of itself. I understand that the darker and bigger the lions mane is usually means the lion is stronger however africa is a hot continent and i don’t see why lions evolved to have such thick fur. Can someone answer?

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Tigers and Lions

Reddit Animals

There was a show back in the late to mid 2000s, that basically put animals against each other, in some cases dissecting animals, making mock props of them.and long story short I could have sworn I heard them say lions and Tigers are basically pallete swaps of the same animal, from a physical standpoint.

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Birds of the Masai Mara

10,000 Birds

Charismatic megafauna abounds throughout the park, and folks would be forgiven for overlooking a sparrow-lark while lions battle buffalo in front an audience consisting of everything from bite… Source

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Who win lion or tiger?

Reddit Animals

Just say lion or tiger no comment. submitted by /u/Distinct-Top6294 [link] [comments]

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Mountain Lion Size

Reddit Animals

Does anybody know the average circumference of a mountain lion? I’m talking about center mass area of them. I’m in the beginning stages of trying to make a metal sculpture of one, however can’t seem to find a circumference statistic anywhere. Appreciate it! submitted by /u/minnesota_husk3r [link] [comments]

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Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

10,000 Birds

I can’t help noticing that you’ve just posted an angry story about Cecil the Lion on your timeline. And that lions are really cute. Cecil the Lion reached millions, and it exploded all over my social media in a way few conservation stories do (even with my social media heavily biased towards conservation).

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