TIL: Wild Lions Live in India | Today I Learned

most people think about lions in Africa

most people think about lions in Africa but very few people know that they

but very few people know that they

but very few people know that they actually exist in India – it looks not

actually exist in India – it looks not

actually exist in India – it looks not very different from the African lion it

very different from the African lion it

very different from the African lion it is however a bit smaller

is however a bit smaller

is however a bit smaller it does have floppy skin on the stomach

it does have floppy skin on the stomach

it does have floppy skin on the stomach that looks different

that looks different

that looks different also they live in in smaller groups

also they live in in smaller groups

also they live in in smaller groups because they live in the forest the prey

because they live in the forest the prey

because they live in the forest the prey they hunt is not as big as the buffalos

they hunt is not as big as the buffalos

they hunt is not as big as the buffalos in Africa it’s mostly deers or antelopes

in Africa it’s mostly deers or antelopes

in Africa it’s mostly deers or antelopes the Asiatic Lion was the lion that

the Asiatic Lion was the lion that

the Asiatic Lion was the lion that people would use in the Coliseum the

people would use in the Coliseum the

people would use in the Coliseum the Romans would use it to fight the

Romans would use it to fight the

Romans would use it to fight the gladiators there used to be a lot of

gladiators there used to be a lot of

gladiators there used to be a lot of lines in Asia and Europe actually the

lines in Asia and Europe actually the

lines in Asia and Europe actually the numbers were decimated the girl forest

numbers were decimated the girl forest

numbers were decimated the girl forest is the last pocket of safety for the

is the last pocket of safety for the

is the last pocket of safety for the Lions

in many ways the Asiatic lions are doing

in many ways the Asiatic lions are doing better than their counterparts in Africa

better than their counterparts in Africa

better than their counterparts in Africa they are very well protected in the girl

they are very well protected in the girl

they are very well protected in the girl forest so while the numbers of African

forest so while the numbers of African

forest so while the numbers of African line are going down the numbers of

line are going down the numbers of

line are going down the numbers of Asiatic lions are still growing

the only problem is that the girl forest

the only problem is that the girl forest is getting too small for them so right

is getting too small for them so right

is getting too small for them so right now you actually have lines entering

now you actually have lines entering

now you actually have lines entering into cities small villages in Gujarat it

into cities small villages in Gujarat it

into cities small villages in Gujarat it is really nice to think about that there

is really nice to think about that there

is really nice to think about that there is actually a lion population somewhere

is actually a lion population somewhere

is actually a lion population somewhere in the world where numbers are growing

in the world where numbers are growing

in the world where numbers are growing [Music]