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Description
“ Do not try to fight a lion if you are not one yourself. ”– African proverb

Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Species: Panthera leo
Subspecies: Panthera leo melanochaita/Panthera leo leo
Named by: Charles Hamilton Smith/Carl Linnaeus
Year Discovered: 1842/1758
Diet: Carnivorous
Enemies: anything
Conservation Status: Vulnerable (VU) - IUCN Red List

African lions are subspecies of lions in whole mainland Africa. Since the turn of the 21st century, lion populations in intensively managed protected areas in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe have increased, but declined in East African range countries. In West and Central Africa it is restricted to fragmented and isolated populations with a declining trajectory. It has been referred to as the 'Northern lion'.

Appearance
One can quickly tell an Asiatic from an African lion by looking at its belly. Almost all African lions lack the longitudinal fold of skin that runs along the belly of Asiatic lions. African lions are larger than Asiatic lions. Adult males average between 330 and 500 pounds in weight, with most weighing around 410 pounds. The largest African lion on record weighed over 800 pounds. Females typically weigh the same as their Asiatic cousins. The longest African lion measured almost 11 feet from nose to tail tip. Male African lions tend to have longer and fuller manes than their Asiatic cousins. A lion's mane is a signal of male condition. It allows other lions to assess the male's overall strength and fitness. A male with a long, dark mane is more intimidating to his rivals and more attractive to the opposite sex. African lions have relatively sparse elbow tufts and a shorter tail tuft than Asiatic lions.

Ecology
The prey animals of the African savanna tend to be larger than those in the Gir Forest of Western India. African lions will frequently tackle prey weighing as much as 600 to 800 pounds, such as wildebeest and zebra, and will occasionally take down African buffalo, which weigh between 1,000 and 2,000 pounds. This requires cooperative hunting techniques, which may explain why African lions live in larger prides.

Behavior
Like Asiatic lions, African lions live in social units called prides. This behavior is unique among cats, as all other feline species are relatively solitary. In Africa, these prides include an average of four to six females, their cubs and one to four male lions. The faster, more agile females do the hunting while the larger male lions patrol and defend the pride's territory. The females in a pride usually give birth at the same time and raise their cubs together in a crèche, or nursery.

Distribution
Shared with Asiatic lion as one species
Extant (resident): Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Eswatini; Ethiopia; India; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Possibly Extinct: Ivory Coast; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Rwanda; Togo
Extinct: Afghanistan; Algeria; Burundi; Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; Gabon; Gambia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Lesotho; Libya; Mauritania; Morocco; Pakistan; Saudi Arabia; Sierra Leone; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Western Sahara

Reference
www.quora.com/What-is-the-size…
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion
www.iucnredlist.org/species/15…
www.notable-quotes.com/l/lion_…

Made by: IbisPaint
Date: April 13, 2021

African lions - © Walt Disney Studios, National Geographic, Animal Planet, BBC

Description
“ Do not try to fight a lion if you are not one yourself. ”– African proverb

Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Species: Panthera leo
Subspecies: Panthera leo melanochaita/Panthera leo leo
Named by: Charles Hamilton Smith/Carl Linnaeus
Year Discovered: 1842/1758
Diet: Carnivorous
Enemies: anything
Conservation Status: Vulnerable (VU) - IUCN Red List

African lions are subspecies of lions in whole mainland Africa. Since the turn of the 21st century, lion populations in intensively managed protected areas in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe have increased, but declined in East African range countries. In West and Central Africa it is restricted to fragmented and isolated populations with a declining trajectory. It has been referred to as the 'Northern lion'.

Appearance
One can quickly tell an Asiatic from an African lion by looking at its belly. Almost all African lions lack the longitudinal fold of skin that runs along the belly of Asiatic lions. African lions are larger than Asiatic lions. Adult males average between 330 and 500 pounds in weight, with most weighing around 410 pounds. The largest African lion on record weighed over 800 pounds. Females typically weigh the same as their Asiatic cousins. The longest African lion measured almost 11 feet from nose to tail tip. Male African lions tend to have longer and fuller manes than their Asiatic cousins. A lion's mane is a signal of male condition. It allows other lions to assess the male's overall strength and fitness. A male with a long, dark mane is more intimidating to his rivals and more attractive to the opposite sex. African lions have relatively sparse elbow tufts and a shorter tail tuft than Asiatic lions.

Ecology
The prey animals of the African savanna tend to be larger than those in the Gir Forest of Western India. African lions will frequently tackle prey weighing as much as 600 to 800 pounds, such as wildebeest and zebra, and will occasionally take down African buffalo, which weigh between 1,000 and 2,000 pounds. This requires cooperative hunting techniques, which may explain why African lions live in larger prides.

Behavior
Like Asiatic lions, African lions live in social units called prides. This behavior is unique among cats, as all other feline species are relatively solitary. In Africa, these prides include an average of four to six females, their cubs and one to four male lions. The faster, more agile females do the hunting while the larger male lions patrol and defend the pride's territory. The females in a pride usually give birth at the same time and raise their cubs together in a crèche, or nursery.

Distribution
Shared with Asiatic lion as one species
Extant (resident): Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Eswatini; Ethiopia; India; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Possibly Extinct: Ivory Coast; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Rwanda; Togo
Extinct: Afghanistan; Algeria; Burundi; Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; Gabon; Gambia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Lesotho; Libya; Mauritania; Morocco; Pakistan; Saudi Arabia; Sierra Leone; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Western Sahara

Reference
www.quora.com/What-is-the-size…
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion
www.iucnredlist.org/species/15…
www.notable-quotes.com/l/lion_…

Made by: IbisPaint
Date: April 13, 2021

African lions - © Walt Disney Studios, National Geographic, Animal Planet, BBC