Barbary lion In the early 20th century, when Barbary lions were not common anymore, they were sighted in pairs or in small family groups comprising a male and female lion with one or two cubs. Between 1839 and 1942, sightings of wild lions involved solitary animals, pairs and family units. Analysis of these sightings indicate that lions retained living in prides even when under increasing persecution, particularly in the eastern Maghreb. The size of prides was likely similar to prides living in sub-Saharan habitats, whereas the density of the Barbary lion population is considered to have been lower than in moister habitats.
Barbary striped grass mouse pelage. Other "Lemniscomys" either have more spotty/interrupted stripes or only a single dark stripe along the back. Barbary striped grass mouse The Barbary striped grass mouse ("Lemniscomys barbarus") is a small rodent of the suborder Myomorpha. This monotypic species is native to coastal Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in northwest Africa. In the past it was believed to also occur throughout a large part of Sub-Saharan Africa, but these populations are now treated as a separate species, the Heuglin's striped grass mouse ("L. zebra"). These relatively small "Lemniscomys" are among the species most commonly kept in captivity. The Barbary, Heuglin's and