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Illustration of the ikimizi by Philippe Coudray in Guide des Animaux Cachés (2009).
The ikimizi is a forest lion reported from Rwanda's remote Virguna Volcano region. It is described a resembling a cross between a lion and a leopard, and has grey fur with dark spots, and a beard on its chin.[1][2][3]
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Other forest lions include the bakanga, the bung-bung, the foulempou, the marozi, the ruturargo, and the uruturangwe. William Hichens thought the ikimizi was a regional name for the Nandi bear.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Heuvelmans, Bernard & Rivera, Jean-Luc & Barloy, Jean-Jacques (2007) Les Félins Encore Inconnus d’Afrique, Les Editions de l'Oeil du Sphinx, ISBN 978-2914405430
- ↑ Eberhart, George M. (2002) Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology, ABC-CLIO, Inc., ISBN 1576072835
- ↑ Coudray, Philippe (2009) Guide des Animaux Cachés, Editions du Mont, ISBN 978-2915652383