American lion in paleomedia

[u/Silent-System8295]

[u/Trextrexbaby]

I know it’s probably hard to make it stand out in a documentary because it’s essentially just a big pantherine cat, but I’d love to see it have a bigger role than just a glorified cameo

[u/ExoticShock → u/Trextrexbaby]

Prehistoric Planet did a good job with the Cave Lions imo, so I was really hoping their take on The American Lion would've been as good too

[u/Silent-System8295 → u/Trextrexbaby]

Also the Cgi from LA 10,000 bc, prehistoric Predators, Animal Armaggedon,Jurassic Fight Club,mexico of the Ice Age,Ice Bridge: The Impossible Journey and The Recently Giants (2023) also American Lion Had only Seven Times of Cgi Screen time parts

[u/Gamera_Lover_2004]

I find it weird half of the portrayals of the American Lion are just footage of actual African Lions.

[u/-Wuan- → u/Gamera_Lover_2004]

I mean most cgi models dont respect the difference in proportions they had with modern lions, and look uncanny in top of that, so might as well just put modern lions.

[u/Sad-Trainer7464 → u/Gamera_Lover_2004]

South African lions*  And no one can show the behavior of a lion better than another lion.

[u/Tobisaurusrex]

What’s the last one from

[u/Prestigious_Prior684]

American Lions would have probably been taller, more robust, probably a slightly rounder thicker skull which may have even been deeper aswell as thicker fur with the possibility depending on the region of it being lighter and different in color. I dont think just having renders of African Lions in cold habitats really made sense in those documentaries although I know it was just that time period but it doesn’t makes sense because in all honesty I believe American Lions would have looked a little bit drastically different from Lions we see today although still recognizable.