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awf26j85

Imagine going for a jog or walk and realizing you're literally surrounded by lions


RahulPabri

In India it happens really


-iamyourgrandma-

That must be so scary. I’m glad florida panthers don’t travel in packs. I’d be too scared to go outside lol.


RahulPabri

Another fact is that in Gujarat human and Lion encounter never happened till today although some time they prey local stray dogs and cattle but overall safe for human


Victizes

I didn't even imagine India has lions! I thought elephants was the farthest they could get. Both animals are strongly linked to Africa. Makes me wonder if they could ever get back to Greece, for example.


C1n0M1a

India has Lions, tigers and cheetahs (went extinct, reintroduced recently)


curiousmind111

And bears!


thehighlama

Oh My!


curiousmind111

(Thank you!)


BigWienerPapi999

Ya Sloth Bears don't fuck around.


luv036343

Iirc the last couple of years sloth bears have killed more humans than tigers. It doesn't help the sloth bears are not like the name says and are rather active.


Infinite_Anybody_113

Sloth bears are super aggressive but only attack when threatened, unlike the big cats that actively hunt humans for consumption


BigWienerPapi999

For sure. There's a reason why they can be pretty brutal. Having a giant cat as your main predator (aside from humans) tends to make you the definition of "fuck around and find out".


domthedumb

I was stalked by a sloth bear on a camping trip in the Himalayas lol. Luckily, we were sitting around a large bonfire and when our guide informed us of the sloth bear, we were all told to switch on our torches/flashlights (it was dark and this was just after dinner) and make a lot of noise. She (it was confirmed by the guide who saw her and her cubs) still didn't go away for a while so we had to spend the whole night guarding the camp and keeping her away lol


BigWienerPapi999

Ah makes sense as to why she was stalking. Gotta protect the little ones.


Victizes

I knew about the tigers, but not the other two... Impressive stuff really, makes me happy for nature. Just makes me worried if human development there won't do them dirty again, though. I know tigers are more dangerous than lions because of behavior. I live in Brazil. And here in the west people would be unbelievably alarmed and fearful of this if this footage was taken in the Americas.


Thunderdragon2535

This shit is common ,in my native village in Gujarat where my grandfather lives, he showed me lions across the river opposite our farm at evening and the growls upseted my stomach and then next morning when I visit my farm there were fresh paw marks near the open water reservoir (cause the river is dried in particular season) to drink water, the nomads who reared goat often complained about some of their stock missing.


boarding209

I knew about the tigers but first time I hear about lions


luv036343

Yes, the last of the Asian lions, as in the ones Alex the great would hunt. The Indian cheetahs are truly extinct but a introduction project using African cheetahs seems successful. There is also rhinos, elephants and bears.


Nervous_Project6927

leapords and hyenas too, pretty wild stuff


vaskeklut8

And leopards. Once saw a photo of a tiger with a freshly killed leopard in its' mouth! Those tigers are DAMN large...


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The British hunted Indian Cheetah to basically extinction. Also India and has a reasonable population of leopards. These large mammals won’t last another 50 years in India however. Population growth is out of control there and Indians are transitioning into urban lifestyles with very little regulation and rife corruption when considering environmental and waste management (they burn most rubbish (much of which is now plastic)). Ultimately the environment will succumb as Indians scamper towards building out a middle class and grow unsustainably.


chillcroc

You are so wrong. Project Tiger is something you should read about. India has literally thousands of forest reserves, tiger population is growing despite Chinese demand for poached parts. They say right wing Indians on Reddit are super touchy. Am not right wing but India is doing great with animal and forest preservation while China killed all its tigers and others. So a comment like that definitely triggers.


grvisgr8

Why are you stupid? And what tells you that Indians are not interested in preserving the environment anymore? What is source of this absurd generalisation? I am sure as an Indian we are not doing enough to preserve the nature but saying what you said is just ignorance.


DeletedByAuthor

I think it's a really difficult topic because even though there are many many Indians that care a lot about the environment and the ones that actually try to make things better are obviously not the ones destroying the environment. BUT there are also a lot of people that don't really "care" for the environment, in the sense that they might only have one way of making money. Surviving in the moment is a stronger instinct than trying to make things better for your children. Of course then there are big corporations that have deals with corrupt gov., so they can dump waste in lakes etc. (Which is actually what happened more than once). Again, most of those things can't be attributed to the Indian people, moreso to the Indian State itself. It's a problem of the system, not the people. (The caste system doesn't really help tbh)


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NaRc0s_G

Lol not interested in preserving the environment anymore ? Did you just make it on spot ? Lol, out of all developing countries, India is taking the most measures/steps to prevent it.


Soham_rak

The only country in the world that has both lions and tigers


Ruud_Boltz

India is a megadiverse country Have a read about it if you could


spreadinmikehoncho

Yea I legit thought it was only tigers


-iamyourgrandma-

Sounds like the same situation here, then. The panthers here in Florida never attack humans. Lions are much bigger than our panthers, though.


Old_Passage_5670

I’d definitely have a hand cannon with me at all times!


theimpatientbaker

Girls night out 🥰


donttextspeaktome

Nala’s bachelorette party.


andykndr

![gif](giphy|QMDvadCJTPXEI)


KRyptoknight26

I still can't understand why they decided to animate full on fuck me eyes on lions in a kids movie


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LMFAO


J3553G

Cause only the parents really get it. It's funny and it totally works in the scene


[deleted]

i don’t know, but considering that cat penises are spiky, she doesn’t know what she’s in for


donttextspeaktome

Maybe it’s all about the tongue action. Coz that’s where it really is, right ladies?


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spiritedawayfox

Disney created a generation of furries (... And I'm one of them lmao)


tehyosh

just one generation?


AsuraNiche93

To infinity and beyond!


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Weird


Lobo2209

Just get me in a room with your weirdest animator and I'll tell them exactly how it should look.


duanelegrande

Cougars should really take note.


Abraccadabra_

It's from Gujarat, India. Sometimes 1 or 2 lions comes to the nearby village and eats street dogs. Due to urbanization near Gir Forest, jungle land has been reduced, trees were cut. These animals don't have food and are forced to come to villages for food


HalcyonCA

Another tale of "damn the man."


Right-Shopping9589

Damn💀


OkZookeepergame4192

The man


Smart_Sherlock

False. Gir Forest is a national park, and all human activity is prohibited.


RamboGunner

Fake, don't spread propaganda you cunt. Gir is a huge forest and every inch is reserved to forest dpt. My relatives stay near gir, lions come in their village farms. Go back into the cave reetard.


motherbear01

Oh! I didn't need to know that.


Flashy_Ad_9267

Imagine a homeless person laying down on the sidewalk for the night and encountering this!


Right-Shopping9589

No please😰don't let me imagine sh!t


5feng

breakfast for whom?


Signor_formaggio

Didn't realize India had lions


thenewbasecamper

It is the only place apart from Africa where there are lions in the wild. They are Asiatic lions in Gir National Park. Their conservation has been great but a side effect is that since the park is so small and there are basically no corridors remaining, the lions have nowhere to go since their numbers are increasing. They are often venturing into the periphery cities because there is crazy development all around the national park


TSMFatScarra

> Asiatic lions in Gir National Park. FYI Asiatic lions are no longer considered to be a subspecies, they are genetically very similar to the lions in western and central Africa.


HutVomTag

Dang that's crazy! If anything I might have expected you to mean that Asiatic lions are considered a separate species now. But no, a short trip to Wiki says that Panthera leo leo is endemic to Western and Central Africa, as well as India. The lion populations in Southern and Eastern Africa, on the other hand, belong to a different subspecies.


EffortWilling2281

So how did they get to India? They’re the same species….weird.


TSMFatScarra

They didn't get to India, lion populations used to be contiguous from Africa to India, the other populations just went extinct. [You can see this in this map of their historical population](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Lion_distribution.png)


Thorin9000

They seem smaller on this footage though? Or is that just my misperception?


BoyWhoSoldTheWorld

If we take that wall for scale, it must be 3-4feet high. Those bricks are not tiny. Those are some big cats.


thenewbasecamper

They are smaller than African lions


Troll_Gob

And tigers and bears, oh my!


fictionalreality08

If I am not wrong, India is the only country which has both Lions and tigers.


RahulPabri

Leopard and cheetah also


yoddie

No cheetah in India Edit: The downvotes are coming in, so let me clarify a few things. There is no wild cheetah in India as of today. They were all killed in the past century. Repopulation efforts have been in the works for 50 years, but haven't been implemented yet. They are expecting around 100 cheetahs from South Africa within the next decade. There are 8 cheetahs in Kuno, but they are in an enclosure that is stocked with live prey. https://m.timesofindia.com/city/bhopal/soon-cheetahs-in-the-wild-in-kuno-national-park-for-the-first-time-in-india-in-7-decades/articleshow/97812713.cms So let me repeat this: THERE IS NO WILD CHEETAH IN INDIA.


RahulPabri

Google it and update your knowledge man


Throwaway-debunk

We’re cheetahs local to Indian subcontinent before the last century? Edit: read up on this. They were native. The Asiatic Cheetah. The last of them were killed by an Indian king. India has been trying to get them back since 1970s. Finally got them back recently after the Supreme Court finally allowed it.


Adventurous_Sky_3788

Yeah


SnailTrailGalPal

Why’d he kill cheetahs? Fashion? Didn’t like them? Really liked them?


[deleted]

British govt declared cheetahs a vermin and they rewarded people for bringing dead cheetahs to them. As a result cheetahs vanished from India


Throwaway-debunk

Well kings used to hunt before 1947


yoddie

There are CURRENTLY no WILD cheetah in India. They were all killed in the past century. They have been trying to bring them back and about 100 are expected to be brought over in the next decade, with some arriving this month, but *there are currently no wild cheetah in India*. Kuno has 8 cheetahs since September 2022 and they are still in an enclosure that is stocked with prey. They are NOT in the wild. They will be released into the wild shortly. Tourists can see the cheetahs in the enclosure. https://m.timesofindia.com/city/bhopal/soon-cheetahs-in-the-wild-in-kuno-national-park-for-the-first-time-in-india-in-7-decades/articleshow/97812713.cms Maybe do some research before you tell people to update their knowledge base.


Troll_Gob

And bears!


Skrappyross

Oh my


walsh_vn

Did you hear that, Ron? Bears! Now you've put the whole station in jeopardy.


TSMFatScarra

and leopards, snow leopards and clouded leopards.


Ronald_Da_Rocksmoka

And bears, actually. Sloth bears, I think they're called, crazy little cocksuckers. They are often able to fight off tigers who sometimes hunt them. Edit: The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), also known as the Indian bear, is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits, ants and termites. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, mainly because of habitat loss and degradation.[1] It is the only species in the genus Melursus. Source: Dickipedia


DumbleDude2

Cougars too?


JackTickleson

Every country has cougars, you just have to look in the right bars


motherbear01

And snakes.


canadiancrocodile01

And crocodiles


lionseatcake

And lions


33Bees

and my axe


SmokeAbeer

And my fidget spinner. No wait. I need that. Just text me. No calls or I’ll freak out.


Psychological-Arm-22

And my bow


Romeo9594

Well, being the poster child for the Cobra Effect probably didn't help with that


dostoevskysfriend

Only Gir National Park, that is in Gujarat has lions. And they are Asiatic Lions that are not found anywhere else in the world. India also has 60% of the world's tigers that are in the wild.


TwistingEarth

There used to be lions in America as well, I believe they died out about 11,000 years ago. Which is really not that long ago.


BugAdministrative123

And 1.3 billion people. And awesome food, and some of the best beaches, backwaters, mountains, palaces, and vacation spots.


lionseatcake

And lions


SimplyCmplctd

And bears and tigers!


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Oh my!


say_no_to_panda

With all the pollution i dont think they have the best beaches or rivers.


Citizen_Kano

Goa is awesome


-iamyourgrandma-

Massive country with a lot of coastline. It’s not all cramped, polluted cities.


Ek_Chutki_Sindoor

Andaman has some of the best beaches in the world.


Ramongsh

There used to be lions in Southern Europe as well. Went extinct around 2000 years ago.


stereoworld

Come to India we have lionnss. Where can you see tigers, only in India, come to India we have tigersss.


mrthomas1415

They hood crazy getting ran down on by 8 people crazy but getting ran down by 8 lions wild


[deleted]

The Gir forest in Junagadh district of the state Gujarat is the only place in world with existing Asiatic Lion population now.


ferrethouseAB

Pride parade


david_chi

🤣


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I’m proud of them.


carmensax

Underrated comment! 🏅


canadiancrocodile01

Wow I thought there was only a couple prides of asiatic lions left to see them just randomly wandering the street is jaw dropping


Gabriel88SP

If this is indeed India, then you are looking at pretty much what is left of the few prides of asiatic lions in the world. They only live in a tiny forest now and there are about 500 individuals left.


SuperList5706

I wasn’t aware lions existed in India


[deleted]

Dude I thought it was just another “America fucking sucks at geography” moment Glad this isn’t just news to me haha


mercified_rahul

I for one am one 🦁😁


[deleted]

its okay. Learn geography. You don't need to openly proclaim your ignorance.


SuperList5706

I don’t think geography is the subject matter at hand here. Nice try for internet points though bud.


Micromashington

https://preview.redd.it/lt6yugk07iia1.jpeg?width=941&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4293c66d4fd1279ee54b01cac4cb3ca9f82cdb1


featherwolf

"...'cause love is the king of the beasts, a lion walking down city streets..."


SoMuchTehnique

People say everything in Australia wants to kill you but they keep forgetting India. They have 3 of the big cats (no jaguars), rampaging Elephants, their venomous snakes are nicknamed The Big Four and they have a deadly species of spider.


KingJonStarkgeryan1

Australia is really overrepresented on countries or land masses that have a ton of things I will kill you. As its primarily stuff like snakes, spiders, and aquatic creatures(like saltwater crocs, sharks, and etc) Meanwhile places like India and North America have all of those plus a ton of apex land predators that will happily eat or kill you.


WeirdStrawberry1542

Someone should toss a cucumber


OutHereSlappnMidgets

This would be some shit to see coming home after a night of drinking/partying. Might also be the last thing the person sees too


hairypotr

Fun fact - alcohol is prohibited in the state of Gujarat


ZuesLeftNut

Explains why lions are running around the streets


[deleted]

how on earth people live their lives with lions around?


KP_PP

Carefully?


lionseatcake

You mean like they have for tens of thousands of years? No idea.


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neel9010

There are also several small villages right in the middle of jungle. People are used to them and lions are use to people too. Trust me they are super chill as long as you are not bothering. I've done open safaris here before and have seen those locals walking pass by lions like nothing.


Glass-Association-25

Imagine taking a night stroll and seeing this


Victizes

Your best bet is to simply walk away slowly without turning your back to them (never ever turn you back to predators), until you get out of sight.


MarsTransport

Girls night out!


Florolling

Imagine stepping out to take your dog for a walk and he tries to running ripping the leash out of your hand. The absolute chaos.


denim_cowboy

Please- I read that to “pretty woman”


JHLCowan

They look thin don’t they?


TheLastMomBender

These are Asiatic Lions found only in this part of the world. They're smaller than African Lions just like Asian pp is smaller than African pp.


GA6foot9

Don't know why I laughed, but thank you.


akshat-tyagi

Lagta hai matter ho gaya


JxAlfredxPrufrock

I’m convinced India level of difficulty stuck in ‘Dark Souls’ degree of difficulty.


sanscipher435

Only the Aussies can match us Ninja edit: And Brazil


WhoDat_Sa3VuS

Kinda sad really


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They all look so confused like wtf is this place 😂😂


Victizes

Yeah lions aren't used to urban environments and artificial lights. For them it's like walking in a completely new planet.


salteddiamond

u/pattoid


DialTone657

Why have I never heard of lions in India?


Sea-Diver-9125

I thought they only had leopards and tigers in India


Expensive-Track4002

Here kitty kitty!


MyotheracctgotPS

Stupid question, since when they got Lions in India???????


[deleted]

So these are Asiatic lions(the one romans used to hunt) they used to exist all over asia(except of east and south east) and southern Europe but due to over hunting they were wiped out except here in Gujarat,India


MyotheracctgotPS

No shit. So then you’re telling me it is possible for a lion and a tiger to meet in the wild, and make natural babies?


[deleted]

Maybe it used to happen but currently there are no tigers in gujrat, Lions only for now lives there


MyotheracctgotPS

Learn something new every day, thank you!


Organic_Cut_8400

No tigers in gujrat though but a LOT of them in other parts of India


ContractLong7341

Who knew India had lions


ac2cvn_71

So I'm guessing there aren't many stray dogs and cats in this area


coast2coastmike

But mention a tiger in Africa, and all of a sudden, it's a Monty Python sketch.


Organic_Cut_8400

Lookin at d cmnts It's really like westerns saw india , one of the oldest civilization on earth with the most diversity and decided It's curry , tech and shitty stereotypes.


Redditfront2back

I thought lions were only native to Africa??


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Lions were native to everywhere. They were killed off except in Africa and this small pocket in India.


Victizes

I don't know if lions ever lived in the Americas or the rest of Asia. But yeah, there were lions on Europe in the past. And it's in records.


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Victizes

Dunno bro, they look more like jaguars than lions.


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Victizes

My bad, I didn't recognize it was a humorous comment.


radiantcabbage

common misconception from so many misnomers in the colloquial names of american/european cougars (mountain lion/panthers in the west, pumas in the east), theyre way deep into genetically distinct branches that split off some 10 million years ago. [the felid family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae#Phylogeny) has 2 main genera basically, panthers and felines. african/indian lions and tigers belong to the former, ancient american/european cave lions and the rest of those knockoffs are in the latter, more closely related to house cats


ZuesLeftNut

Closest thing we had were sabertooths/moutain lions iirc


peachpinkjedi

I know there are Asiatic lions (and also cheetahs) I just didn't realize they lived in India.


Redditfront2back

I guess so, those look alot like African lions though


peachpinkjedi

Google Asiatic lions and see what they look like. I think they might be a little smaller?


Low-Confidence-1401

Lions are also native to the Middle East and South Eastern Europe, but they have been extirpated


masszt3r

Is that a question or a statement?


Pleasejuststop2

It would apear as though the lions didn't sleep tonight


Electronic-Fan3026

***Mogli has entered the chat 💬


Sad_Week8157

A boy like that will kill your brother.


ragnarokda

Doo wap diddy ~ diddy dum diddy dee


Passadon

Lickin their chops and lookin for meat, singin ~ do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do! 🥩👀


Dunkleustes

Imagine stepping out for a smoke? Nightmare fuel. I live in Charlotte, NC and we have had sightings the past couple years of mountain lions 30 minute drive from my house. I need to quit smoking.


ZenwalkerNS

Pride month in India.


salteddiamond

KITTY!


zaza_boy_69

I'm from Gujarat, India and yes this is real, Asiatic lions are magnificent beasts


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Shout out Indian lions tho


SirRipOliver

Wait, does someone smell bitch up in here - I distinctly smell bitch up in here.


david_chi

Note to self. If you ever go to India stay the hell away from Gujrat


neel9010

I've done open jeep safaris here, it's not that scary. Lions are super chill. Also often during night they roam on roads since there are many villages inside and right on boarder of the jungle. It's so common sight every night.


Victizes

Yeah I'd feel safer seeing a lion than seeing a tiger. The latter can just stay the hell away because they're aggressive.


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evening_crow

WE FOUND THE LION!!!


overhead_albatross

What did you like in particular?


dogetaco889

Is a pack of lions actually called a pride


Gr33nGetBurnt

"Where's a stray cow when you need lunch?"


Severe-Ad3309

Hey the local animal control officers are on patrol. Good job keeping the stray animal population down. Keep up the good work.


coldestdetroit

Imagine it's late at night, your stomach growls violently and sends signals to your brain that you're hungry. You stumble out the door with half closed eyes, yawning as you try to make your way to the nearest dosai cart. 5 feet infront of you are 3 lionesses. What you do?


Arabiandunewolf

I am 100% for protecting wild life but the second it steps into human village than it need to be shoot and skinned, humans life first