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= SAVE THE ASIATIC LION!!! = == [|http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Lion-map-3.png] ==

the largest male found of this species is 3 meters long (9.9 feet long) The Asiatic lion makes repeated appearances in the Bible, most notably as having fought Samson in the Book of Judges The Asiatic Lion appears in the 2010 remake of the 1925 film The Lost World. The Asiatic Lion is also found on numerous flags and Coat of Arms all across Asia and Europe, the Asiatic Lions also appears on the National emblem of India.

The wild population of more than 200 Asiatic Lions has been said to be derived from just 13 individuals, and thus was widely thought to be highly inbred. However, this low figure, quoted from 1910, may have been publicised to discourage lion hunting. Hunting of lions was a popular sport with the British Colonialists and Indian Royalty, and all other lions in India had been exterminated by then.  Census data from the time indicates the population was probably closer to 100. Many studies have reported that the inbred populations could be susceptible to diseases due to a weakening immune system.