Tag: subspecies
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The asiatic lion is not a species
For a very long time, we have been believing that there were two lion species surviving (the African lion and the Asiatic lion). The Asiatic lion was represented by this small group of lions in the Gir forest of India. Panthera leo leo (the African lion) Panthera leo persica (the Asiatic lion) You have to…
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Snow leopard: Three new subspecies
Up to now, the snow leopard was considered as a single species (Panthera uncia, in Latin), what most scientists would call a “monotypic” species or a single species: All the animals in the world were considered part of a single species with no significant difference. But this may change soon after a study by researchers, including…