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Thanks to a study of the genome of lions at the Addis Ababa Zoo, which have been raised in captivity for 18 generations since 1948 and whose males are distinguished by a dark mane that extends to the abdomen, mutations were found in two potential genes responsible for the colour of their manes (MITF and TYR).

The paper was published in 2024.

https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae021.

LeandroPucha (talk) 00:08, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So, BhagyaMani, Casliber, Laser brain, FunkMonk, Jonesey95 and A455bcd9, can we declare this article Satisfactory? It has improved since 2018 and has a new range map cited to the IUCN. LittleJerry (talk) 02:35, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The maps look good to me. The rest: I can't say. a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 08:01, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I tidied up citations to make them more consistent and to bring them into better compliance with MOS, mostly page ranges and author name formats. The only one that stood out to me was this page range: "The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in World Art; publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group; pages=254–560". – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:04, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. LittleJerry (talk) 15:12, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's ok now. I saw a CS1 maint message in the section #Mane, but that seems fixed now. BhagyaMani (talk) 13:27, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Then please label it "Satisfactory" here. Thank you. LittleJerry (talk) 22:03, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Social predators (Such as spotted hyena and lion) has been found to be better than no social predators (Such as leopard and tiger) at solving problems that require the use of innovation.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.01.013

https://www.cbs.umn.edu/sites/cbs.umn.edu/files/migrated-files/downloads/AnimalBehavior.pdf

LeandroPucha (talk) 19:43, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doesnt belong in this article. Maybe the article Sociality. LittleJerry (talk) 02:30, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The lion article currently states:

Most lion vocalizations are variations of growling, snarling, meowing and roaring. Other sounds produced include purring, puffing, bleating and humming.

So could it be changed to: Most lion vocalizations are variations of growling, snarling/hissing, meowing and roaring. Other sounds produced include puffing, grunting, and humming.

^{[1] [2]} Drakekyr (talk) 05:47, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed it because lions do not purr. Just so you know a-z-animals isn't an RS. Traumnovelle (talk) 07:09, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lions have a higher hunting success rate at night than during the day and their success rate increases on moonless nights compared to moonlit nights.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227938875_Foraging_behaviour_and_hunting_success_of_lions_in_Queen_Elizabeth_National_Park_Uganda LeandroPucha (talk) 03:45, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The following section contains incorrect information (bold): The tail of all lions ends in a dark, hairy tuft that, in some lions, conceals an approximately 5 mm (0.20 in)-long, hard "spine" or "spur" that is formed from the final, fused sections of tail bone. The functions of the spur are unknown. The tuft is absent at birth and develops at around 5+1⁄2 months of age. It is readily identifiable at the age of seven months.

I was unable to find any corroborating information from anywhere that wasn't a direct or near-direct quote of this line and none that had cited sources other than this page. I am uncertain where the original writer of this line in the article found the information as it is not present in the source cited.

Suggested change: ...conceals an approximately 5mm (0.20 in) hardened "spine" or "spur" composed of a type of skin cell called a dermal papilla cell. The exact purpose of of the tail spur is unknown. The tuft...

I found a viable source that describes what the tail spur is made of on a microscopic level. It's old (1873) but sufficiently detailed as to be considered scientifically accurate.

^[3] Larksongart (talk) 21:24, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done! ZionniThePeruser (talk) 00:10, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Although very few in number, there are good records of group attacks by lions on rhinos of both African species.

Pienaar (1970) reports finding a large adult white rhino bull so badly mauled by lions that it had to be destroyed.

Radloff & Du Toit (2004) reported that a pride of lions hunted a sick adult white rhino bull weighing 1539 kg, during the time of study (1988–2000).

Brain (1999) reports that 3 nomadic adult male lion hunts 3 sub-adults black rhino on June 8, July 1 and September 17 of 1995.

They were looking for a rhino going to a waterhole, then one of the lions approached from the side and when the rhino was to face it, the other 2 lions captured it from behind, whereupon the lion in front quicky approached to rhino from the front.

All rhinos had puncture wounds around the ventral neck area and took ~40 minutes to die.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/47296339_The_recolonisation_history_of_the_Square-lipped_White_Rhinoceros_Ceratotherium_Simum_Burchell_in_the_Kruger_National_Park_October_1961_-_November_1969

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00817.x

https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2028.1999.00137.x

http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/pdf_files/117/1175858056.pdf

LeandroPucha (talk) 03:22, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@LittleJerry

I don't known what you mean by "too technical"?

But it is as was written, because that is what can be understood from the paper.

Felids, particularly Acinonyx and Panthera genus, have enlarged Betz cells (Gigantopyramidal motoneurons) and it would be an adaptation for locomotion, allowing the presence of the powerful type IIx muscle fibers, which although run out of energy faster, generate more power.

I don't known if this other paper is better for you.

https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/neuroscience/documents/Nguyen%20et%20al.%202019a-compressed.pdf

https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fcne.24823

LeandroPucha (talk) 03:18, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with LittleJerry on this. What you are proposing doesn't seem to benefit the article, at least in my eyes. Also, the text you added is far too technical and will be of little value to the majority of readers of this page. We at Wikipedia try to make our articles as readable as possible, so I urge you to please take that into account next time you propose changes to other articles. Thanks, Wolverine X-eye ^{(talk to me)} 05:48, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sub-adult and adult male lions have been found to have prominent pores (+1 mm) along the entire surface of upper jaw bone and adjacent areas.

Although sub-adult females have them (To a lesser extention), adult females do not.

Adult male lions are the only adults in the Order Carnivora to have this feature.

This feature may be related to rapid craniofacial development in males, as they grow from sub-adults (3–4 yrs.) to adults +5 yrs.), in order to compete with adult males, hunt prey when they become nomadic, or allow for more developed facial muscles and thus allow expressiveness for communication (Coughing, growling, snarling, huffing or roaring).

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271390344_Sex_determination_in_lions_Panthera_leo_Felidae_A_novel_method_of_distinguishing_male_and_female_skulls

https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2012-0504

LeandroPucha (talk) 01:58, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]