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minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69arrow-down1·13 days agoTIL the great lakes are full of lions.
minus-squarejuliebean@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·edit-213 days agoi immediately assumed this was a joke about a sports team, and sure enough. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions alas, i don’t think there’s actually Panthera leo running around michigan.
minus-squarekersploosh@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·13 days agoThere are a couple, but they don’t roam very far. https://detroitzoo.org/animal/african-lion/
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoWe got Puma concolor couguar down South though!
minus-squareBlackout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 days agoBeware! Detroit is full of lions and they will peck at you with their beak and swoop in to snatch your coney. I recommend every visitor bring an atlatl with them.
minus-squareNougat@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 days agoThey commute from Manitowoc to Ludington on the SS Badger.
TIL the great lakes are full of lions.
i immediately assumed this was a joke about a sports team, and sure enough. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Lions
alas, i don’t think there’s actually Panthera leo running around michigan.
There are a couple, but they don’t roam very far.
https://detroitzoo.org/animal/african-lion/
Unlike those in Ohio.
We got Puma concolor couguar down South though!
Beware! Detroit is full of lions and they will peck at you with their beak and swoop in to snatch your coney. I recommend every visitor bring an atlatl with them.
They commute from Manitowoc to Ludington on the SS Badger.