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African LionThe lion is one of the big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies in Africa. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger, barring hybrids like the liger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in India. In ancient historic times, their range was in most of Africa, including North Africa, and across Eurasia from Greece and southeastern Europe to India. In the late Pleistocene, about 10,000 years ago, the lion was the most widespread large land mammal after humans: Panthera leo spelaea lived in northern and western Europe and Panthera leo atrox lived in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru. The lion is classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, having seen a major population decline in its African range of 30–50% over two decades during the second half of the twentieth century. Lion populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes of concern. Within Africa, the West African lion population is particularly endangered.
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Siberian Tiger
The Siberian tiger, also called Amur tiger, is a tiger subspecies inhabiting mainly the Sikhote Alin mountain region with a small population in southwest Primorye Province in the Russian Far East. The Siberian tiger once ranged throughout all of Korea, north-eastern China, Russian Far East, and eastern Mongolia. In 2005, there were 331–393 adult and subadult Siberian tigers in this region, with a breeding adult population of about 250 individuals. The population had been stable for more than a decade due to intensive conservation efforts, but partial surveys conducted after 2005 indicate that the Russian tiger population was declining. By 2015, the Siberian tiger population had increased to 480–540 individuals in the Russian Far East, including 100 cubs. A more detailed census revealed a total population of 562 wild Siberian tigers in Russia.The Siberian Tiger is the largest cat and it was born to live in cold weather. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_tiger
Who wins?
Winner: Unknown
That video showed that tigers could beat lions but that is half false, actually the fight is 50-50. Tigers have longer claws and teeth and the tigers fight all or nothing. Lions simply start wrestling not talking the fight seriously at the beginning but when he realizes that it's a fight to the death he gets aggressive . If a lion was also a brutal fighter it probably could have defeated the tiger. The Siberian tiger is almost twice the size of the African lion. Tigers run slower than the lion and the lion can jump higher and farther. Lions are more agile and dodge most attacks. Lions have won these battles before but not that often in history, but there have been conflicts in the zoo and the lions win most of the time. Lions usually fight in a pride that usually has 2-3 males, tigers fight alone. If a pride met the tiger than the tiger will be killed in no time, but if it is one on one then the tiger has a good match. Lions can swim but not very well, but a tiger loves the water and swims all the time. Tiger don't usually threaten a lion but if its over prey he fights with his all. Lions are so called the Lord of All Cats and the King of the Jungle. The Lion's roar is the most powerful of the cats and can be heard 5 miles away. The Lion's mane also helps protect it's neck from the tiger's death blow. Many people think lions are lazy but that's not true, most cats rest for 20 hours and it's just that lions have been looked at more. The lion also has more fighting experience than the tiger because it fights off intruder lions in the pride while the tiger stay out of any conflicts. I would vote for the lion because it looks more fierce and it is my favorite animal, not to mention the skills. The chance of a fight also is not that big, and when they meet they usually bond, they would make great friends. Tigers and lions have mated before and they create Ligers(it's an actual animal) bigger than the tiger and the lion. One of them is 10 feet long and weighs 922 pounds.
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