IUCN : CR C2a (ii)
ZSI/CAMP : Critically Endangered
CITES : CR, C2a Appendices - ll
Schedule : I (Part I)
Population : 360 in wild (in India)
Activity : Crepuscular
Social Group : Average group size in Gir is 3-6
lions with maximum of 1/2 dozen
👉Local name : Sinh Sawaj, Untio vagh, Babbr Sher
👉Physical measurements & cycle :👇
Length : Male - 260 - 270 cm, Female - 240-250cm(Head to Tail), Tail with long tufts of hair
Weight : Male - 150 - 170 kg, (about 15% smaller than the African lion), Female - 110 - 130kg.
Height : 105 - 110 cm
Maturity : Male - 4 years, Female - 3-4 years
Gestation : 105 - 110 days, Litter size : 2 - 4 (Avg. 2.4)
Life span : 12 - 15 years in wild and 15 - 20 years in captivity and up to 25 years in exceptional case.
Breeding : Round the year, but more frequent during October to December. Mating continues for 3 to 5 days.
👉Description : Overall appearance is reddish gray or buff color, from front head looks heavy while the back is thin, long and thick tail, small ears, tufts on the elbow. Male has dark brown to blackish mane.
👉Food : Carnivorous. An adult lion consumers average 6 to 8 kg. Of food in a day, but can eat up to 30 kg. In a day in wilderness.Chital, sambar, wildboar, fourhorned antelope, blue bull, buffalo and cattle constitutes main food of lions in gir.
👉Distribution : Gir, Girnar, Mitiyala, Hipavadli and costal area in junagadh and Amreli is the only habitat in Asian sub - continent. In the past, the Asiatic lion was found in Asia minor. Iran, Iraq, Syria and their neighbouring area and Pakistan and north western part of India in South-west of the Gangs and North of the Narmada.
👉Habitat : Dry deciduous forest, Scrub forest, Savannahs etc..
👉Behaviour : Crepuscular, it can be seen on and around forest roads or tracks during winter. During summer common around waterholes. Lives in prides, territorial. Generally, two to three cubs at a time, but up to 5 cubs have been reported.
👉Signs of presence : Pugmarks, kills, roaring.
👉Population : Year. 1990. 1995. 2001. 2005
Nos. 284 304. 327. 359 + 5
About 290 in and around Gir and rest of the animals are in Girnar, Babara vidi, Coastal area, Mitiyala, Hippavadli, Ranigala and Shatrunji kantha. Gobal population of the lion is 30,000 - 40,000 individuals.
👉 Currently it is considered that the present day lion originated in Central Europe during the warm period between the first and the second glaciation. From there, it moved to Africa and to India. Morphologically the Asiatic lion (in Gir) differs from its African cousin in several ways. Thus, the size of the African lion is slightly larger and heavier than the Asiatic lion. The mane of the African lion is bulkier and more prominent as compared to that of the Asiatic lion. The hair-tufts at the tip of African lion's tail are smaller than that of the Asiatic lion. Moreover, there are also some differences in elbow tufts, belly skin fold, skull, temperament etc. Before project Tiger, Lion was the national animal of India.
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