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Jan 6, 2023 · A nearly 28,000-year-old cave lion cub, discovered frozen in the Siberian permafrost, is so well preserved, you can still make out each and every one of her whiskers. Researchers in Sweden suggest the cub, nicknamed Sparta, is among the best preserved Ice Age animals ever uncovered. Her teeth, skin, and soft tissue have all been mummified by ...
Jun 4, 2023 · The cub was a female cave lion which researchers named Sparta. Her remains were discovered in permanently frozen ground at the Semyuelyakh River in Russia’s Yakutia area. The remains of another ancient cave lion had been found nearby in 2017. It was a male that researchers named Boris.
Sep 6, 2018 · Londolozi alumnus Simon Smit, on a visit to the Kruger Park, saw two male lions near a road not far from Skukuza. Although he didn’t get a close-up view, he was convinced they were two of the Sparta males (although being Simon, we should treat that ID with extreme caution!).
The Mapogo lion coalition was a band of male South African lions that controlled the Sabi Sand region in Kruger National Park between 2006 and 2012. Researchers named the coalition for a brutal security company.
Aug 10, 2021 · Along with Boris — a male cave lion cub discovered just 50 feet (15 meters) away in 2018 — Sparta is the subject of an extensive new study published Aug. 4 in the journal Quaternary, in which...
Jul 5, 2009 · The Eyrefield/Sparta Pride in 1997/98 consisted of seven to eight lionesses that were taken over by five males known as the West Street/Sparta Males. They took over the pride after killing the Tsalala Pan resident males (may also be known as the Manyeleti Males).
Aug 6, 2021 · The scientists believe that the cave lion cubs, dubbed Boris and Sparta, each briefly roamed the steppe of what is now eastern Russia thousands of years ago.
