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Q. Consider the following differences between Asiatic and African Lion:
  1. There are two bifurcated infraorbital foramina in the skull of the Asiatic Lion, whereas in the African Lion, there is only one such opening.
  2. The mane is sparser among the males of the Asiatic Lions, whereas it is well developed among the males of African Lions.
  3. The Asiatic lions are smaller than their female counterparts, whereas the African lions are larger than their female counterparts.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Only 1 and 2
Notes: Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the Asiatic Lion has two infraorbital foramina while the African Lion has one, and males of the Asiatic subspecies have sparser manes compared to African males. Statement 3 is incorrect; in both species, males are larger than females, not smaller in Asiatic lions.
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