8 Most Unique Lions On Earth

From lions with practically mythological features to some you may have never heard of, here are 8 of the most unique lions in the world.

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8. Liger
It might sound like something out of a fantasy movie but ligers are real. A cross between a male lion and a female tiger, the liger is the result of man-made breeding but because lions are from Africa and tigers are from Asia, the liger is not something usually found in nature.

7. Asiatic Lions
Lions are one of the most majestic animals in the world, but that doesn’t mean they are not at risk. The Asiatic lion is one such species whose numbers are dwindling. With only several hundred of the lions still surviving, the Asiatic lion, which is smaller than other lions, are only found in a very small area of the world.

6. Barbary Lion
Barbary, or Atlas lions, were once known to roar through the deserts of northern Africa, often found from Morocco to Egypt. They were the largest of the lion subspecies, admired for their dark manes and known to have been once kept by royal families of Morocco and other northern Africa nations. You might know these lions best as ones that battled gladiators in ancient Roman Coliseum, as well as being displayed at many European zoos.

6. Barbary Lion
Barbary, or Atlas lions, were once known to roar through the deserts of northern Africa, often found from Morocco to Egypt. They were the largest of the lion subspecies, admired for their dark manes and known to have been once kept by royal families of Morocco and other northern Africa nations. You might know these lions best as ones that battled gladiators in ancient Roman Coliseum, as well as being displayed at many European zoos.

5. Transvaal Lion
One of the more unique species of lions are the Transvaal lion. Named for the Transvaal region of Africa where they were found, this lion looks different than others on first sight.

4. Ethiopian Lion
In a remote national park in Ethiopia, a species of lion believed to be extinct was rediscovered in 2016. Wildlife conservationists from Oxford University in England had heard stories from park staff and locals about lions living in the Alatash National Park in North West Ethiopia, near Sudan.

3. Addis Ababa Lion
While you might think all lion species are related in some way, researchers recently discovered the Addis Ababa lion in Ethiopia is actually genetically different than other lion populations. Due to this finding, their hope is for stricter conservation actions to preserve the vulnerable species.

2. White Lion
In March of 2018, wildlife guides at a game reserve in South Africa came upon a sight they never expected - a rare white lion cub in the wild. While watching a male lion sleeping near the Timbavati river, a field guide at the reserve named Lyle McCabe heard the call of a young cub coming from a nearby thicket.

1. Cape Lion
The second largest and heaviest of lion subspecies, the Cape Lion weighed over 600 pounds and was 1.5 times larger than the average African lion. Distinguished by its thick black mane and gold fringe around its face, the big cat was known to grow up to 11 feet long and weight up to 500 pounds.

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