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Taxon: Species Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) - lion (mammal)
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Basic information

Status : extant

Paleontology

Period : Late Pliocene - Present Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 3.
Period : ~3.5 Mya - present Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 3.

Ecology

Food part : Fruits Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Occurence : occasionally Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Food source : Fish Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Occurence : occasionally Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Food source : Grass Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Occurence : occasionally Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Food source : Rodents Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Occurence : occasionally Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Food source : termites Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Occurence : occasionally Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Food source : Tortoises Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Occurence : occasionally Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Parasite : fleas Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 5.
Parasite : tapeworms Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 5.
Parasite : ticks Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 5.

Ecology/Strategies

Feeding strategy : Predation Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
Feeding strategy : Scavenging Ref: S.K. Haas et al., 2005: 4.
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