Throughout history, several species of lion have roamed the Earth, but unfortunately they were extinct.
The reasons behind the extinction of these lion species ranging from adaptive issues, which are perfectly natural, to the excessive hunting of these animals, an activity carried out exclusively by human beings.
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Keep reading and discover the top five species of lions that have already been extinct.
Lion species that no longer exist
Strong, heavy, huge and always hungry. Check now the species of lions that went through the process of extinction and today are just legends:
1. cave lion
The cave lion was an excellent large-scale hunter, reaching up to 2.1 meters in length and an incredible 400 kg.
The species used to live in cold regions of Europe about 12,000 years ago, and its extinction was due to adaptive issues, mainly related to climate.
2. american lion
The American lion was a animal incredibly large, with an average weight of 350 kg and can reach an incredible 3.5 meters in length.
This species is considered quite old, considering that it was on the planet 10,000 years ago.
The giant feline ceased to exist due to adaptive issues.
3. atlas lion
Also known as the Barbary lion, the Atlas lion had dark and quite thick manes due to the cold climate of the areas where it lived (North Africa).
Its extinction was due to mass hunting, as well as diseases that spread among individuals of the species.
4. cape lion
The Cape lion was considered a very aggressive and large animal, easily exceeding 250 kg.
Due to its great aggressiveness, the animal was constantly hunted until its population drastically decreased, which resulted in the extinction of the species in the 19th century.
5. european lion
As the name already says, the European lion lived by the Europe, more precisely in the east of the continent and in some small fractions of western Europe.
This species had an average weight of approximately 230 kg and could easily reach 2.4 m in length.
As the European lion was quite famous on the continent, it was customary to use it as an attraction on the fight stages, the arenas of the time.
There, the clash between gladiators and individuals of the species was very frequent, with that, the European lion gradually disappeared and began to no longer exist.