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 It is really quite interesting when you think of the images of what it was like to live during the time of the decadent Roman Empire. We think of the scenes of the Christian martyrs being fed to the big, ferocious man-eating lions. We think of their arenas where gladiators faced the great fierce lions in combat. Those lions were believed to be the great shaggy-maned Barbary lions. They were captured by the Romans in staggering numbers. It was reported that the great rulers of that time each maintained hundreds of these cats at any one time. Its hard to imagine these man-eaters as a greater victim than all of the men they ate. But think about it - since that time - Christians have flourished and the Barbary has become extinct! |
IntroductionWelcome to BarbaryLion.com. Here, we hope to teach you all about this most magnificent King of the Beasts and all of the efforts around the world to preserve its spectacular morphological traits and about all of the efforts to put this great cat back into the wild where he belongs! It seems there has never been more of an importance on the physical characteristics of an animal than with the Barbary Lion. Only two sub species of lion possessed the lush dark belly fringe that extends throughout the groin with a golden halo around the royal face, becoming their most identifiable trait. The Barbary (a.k.a. Atlas, Nubian) lion was the largest and was found throughout Northern Africa from Morocco to Egypt. The smaller Cape Lion was found through southern Africa from the Cape of Good Hope to the province of Natal. Today, devoted fans of this nominate race of lion feel it is worthy to preserve this lion based on its physical characteristics alone! That in and of itself attests to just how unique, important and impressive this massive predator is! Please bear with us while we change over this site. There may be some minor problems and we will attempt to fix them as quickly as possible! ~Thank you!
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