What are the differences between Asiatic & African lion?
Although Asiatic lion is genetically distinct from the sub-Saharan African lion, the difference is not large. In fact, the closeness in genetic make-up between Asiatic and African lions indicates that the two populations separated as recently as 100,000 years ago. The most noticeable physical characteristic found in all Asiatic lions, but rarely in African lions, is a longitudinal fold of skin running along the belly. Also, the mane of the Asiatic lion is generally shorter than that of the African lion, so the ears are always visible. Asiatic lions are, in general, slightly smaller than African lions. In Gir adult males weighed 160-190 kg, while adult females weighed 110-120 kg. The largest Asiatic lion on record was measured 2.9 m from nose to tail-tip. Like their African cousins, Asiatic lions of Gir are highly sociable animals living in social units called prides. How Gir emerged as the only destination for Asiatic Lion? Habitat of lions could have been at any other place in India a
