![Cape Lion (Felis leo capensis), illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897 Stock Photo - Alamy Cape Lion (Felis leo capensis), illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DGY7WM/cape-lion-felis-leo-capensis-illustration-from-meyers-konversations-DGY7WM.jpg)
Cape Lion (Felis leo capensis), illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Rotherham Museums and Archives on Twitter: "@YorkshireMuseum It's a lion. We have a lion. We come to work everyday and there is a lion. It is an extinct lion (well duh, but Rotherham Museums and Archives on Twitter: "@YorkshireMuseum It's a lion. We have a lion. We come to work everyday and there is a lion. It is an extinct lion (well duh, but](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdrrhqoWoAIjeN9.jpg)
Rotherham Museums and Archives on Twitter: "@YorkshireMuseum It's a lion. We have a lion. We come to work everyday and there is a lion. It is an extinct lion (well duh, but
![The Cape Lion, Now Extinct. From La Vida De Los Animales Published Spain Circa 1885 Wall Art, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Wall Peels | Great Big Canvas The Cape Lion, Now Extinct. From La Vida De Los Animales Published Spain Circa 1885 Wall Art, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Wall Peels | Great Big Canvas](https://static.greatbigcanvas.com/images/singlecanvas_thick_none/alaska-stock/the-cape-lion-now-extinct-from-la-vida-de-los-animales-published-spain-circa-1885,2168663.jpg?max=800)
The Cape Lion, Now Extinct. From La Vida De Los Animales Published Spain Circa 1885 Wall Art, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Wall Peels | Great Big Canvas
Descendants (even if impure) of the Barbary lion (and possibly the Cape lion) exist in captivity, so do descendants of the Arabian and Iranian lions, and of the Balinese, Javan and Caspian
![London Voiceover ar Twitter: "The Cape Lion was distinguished by its thick, black mane with a tawny fringe around the face. #lunctimelion #capelion https://t.co/lGUQXChsWP" / Twitter London Voiceover ar Twitter: "The Cape Lion was distinguished by its thick, black mane with a tawny fringe around the face. #lunctimelion #capelion https://t.co/lGUQXChsWP" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8FLK-jXkAAZQ5R.jpg)
London Voiceover ar Twitter: "The Cape Lion was distinguished by its thick, black mane with a tawny fringe around the face. #lunctimelion #capelion https://t.co/lGUQXChsWP" / Twitter
![PDF] On a mounted skeleton of apparently the extinct Cape Lion, Panthera leo melanochaita | Semantic Scholar PDF] On a mounted skeleton of apparently the extinct Cape Lion, Panthera leo melanochaita | Semantic Scholar](https://d3i71xaburhd42.cloudfront.net/49530424cbc69c27a55ffbf4c4525dd49f0bcc19/3-Figure2-1.png)