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Lion carnassial bite force corrected

The average bite forces on carnassials in the groups studied were as follows: Among the cat family, tigers (4172.26 N) and lions (4566.87 N) have the strongest bite forces.

Source https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/9/1367 Simon Jhon (talk) 02:43, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Lion carnassial bite force corrected The average bite forces on carnassials in the groups studied were as follows: Among the cat family, tigers (4172.26 N) and lions (4566.87 N) have the strongest bite forces. Source: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/9/1367 Simon Jhon (talk) 03:17, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Shadow311 (talk) 18:44, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Lion carnassial bite force- The average bite forces on carnassials in the groups studied were as follows: Among the cat family, tigers (4172.26 N) and lions (4566.87 N) have the strongest bite forces. Source- https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/9/1367 Smithmcde (talk) 06:24, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Additionally, do not use multiple accounts to edit wikipedia, see our policy on usage of multiple accounts for more information. Shadow311 (talk) 18:43, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Image of male lion

I feel that the old image was better than the new one, so I'm proposing that that change gets reverted. Any thoughts? Ive inserted it below. @LittleJerry Cyber the tiger🐯 (talk) 06:15, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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"particularly has a symbol" in lead should be changed to "particularly as a symbol" Driftin Soul (talk) 06:43, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done UtherSRG (talk) 12:20, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]