African lions are threatened with extinction.
In a new study conducted by the Oxford research group to study wildlife, said that African lions are in danger of extinction, as their ancestors — sabre-toothed tigers.
A team of scientists investigated the cause of the disappearance of big cats from the ice age. Experts have studied four different types of saber-toothed cats and modern African lions. They found that if these animals today would be alive, only 25 percent of their production still remained at the former natural habitats, as most became extinct, partially due to human pressure. The team believes that the extermination of the prey was the main factor contributing to the extinction of these big cats.
The group also used this database to determine whether a similar decrease in availability of prey species lead to the death of some of the world’s largest species of cats. They found that due to lack of food African lions are threatened with extinction.
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