Cape Lion: South African Black-Maned Lions - The Tiniest Tiger

The Cape Lion was a subspecies of lion native to South Africa. These black-maned lions distinctive mane extended down their chest and belly.

Descendants (even if impure) of the Barbary lion (and possibly the Cape lion) exist in captivity, so do descendants of the Arabian and Iranian lions, and of the Balinese, Javan and Caspian

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