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Semi-protected edit request on 14 January 2025

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Lion carnassial bite force corrected The average bite forces on carnassials in the groups studied were as follows: Among the cat family, tigers (4172.26 N) and lions (4566.87 N) have the strongest bite forces. Source: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/9/1367 Simon Jhon (talk) 03:17, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Shadow311 (talk) 18:44, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Lion carnassial bite force- The average bite forces on carnassials in the groups studied were as follows: Among the cat family, tigers (4172.26 N) and lions (4566.87 N) have the strongest bite forces. Source- https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/9/1367 Smithmcde (talk) 06:24, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Additionally, do not use multiple accounts to edit wikipedia, see our policy on usage of multiple accounts for more information. Shadow311 (talk) 18:43, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Image of male lion

I feel that the old image was better than the new one, so I'm proposing that that change gets reverted. Any thoughts? Ive inserted it below. @LittleJerry Cyber the tiger🐯 (talk) 06:15, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose for the following reasons :

The old image of the male lion has an extremely low resolution (1280 x 960 pixels) and is very old (2004)
The old image of the lion is not very sharp and has very harsh shadows including on the lion face
The old image is considered of so low quality that it was unanimously delisted from the Featured picture status in February 2024
The new image is of much higher resolution (5168 × 3448 pixels), i.e. 14 times more pixels, allowing the animal to be seen in all its detail
The new image has good lighting
The new image presents the lion in the same position with whole body visible, but this time including the tail
The new image was unanimously granted the Featured picture status with 24 votes in favor which means that it is considered one of the finest images
The new picture presents a lion that is quite famous and many articles mention him (including BBC, Whashington Post, etc.) : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, etc.
The new picture presents a behavior of the lion which has educational value : it is standing on top of a lava rock that allows it to have a clear view of its territory.

The only reason I can see to add back the old image inside the article (but not as the lead image) is because of it's mane. The old image could therefore be added to the "Mane" section of the article where it could eventualy be relevant. -- Giles Laurent (talk) 14:40, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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"particularly has a symbol" in lead should be changed to "particularly as a symbol" Driftin Soul (talk) 06:43, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done UtherSRG (talk) 12:20, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dominance Hierarchy

"Dominance hierarchies do not appear to exist among individuals of either sex in a pride." I don't think that's completely accurate to how lions, particularly male lions, exist amongst each other. Sorry if I give sources incorrectly, I'm not a highly scientific person, I just really like lions.

If a lion pride is owned by a coalition/several males, there is always an established male then there are subordinate males. There are several studies that acknowledge this. "Whereas, in systems where per capita resources are scarce, lion coalitions are hierarchical and partners follow strict linear-dominance regimes (such as in the Gir forests of W. India which is primarily a woodland habitat with small modal prey and small female groups)." Chakrabarti S, Kolipakam V, Bump JK, Jhala YV 2020. I think it is worth it for someone smarter than me to look into it more, but that part of the wikipedia did catch my eye! 0verzealouz (talk) 14:57, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Removed statement. LittleJerry (talk) 21:52, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]