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Lion (Panthera leo)

Lion (Panthera leo)
Lion (Panthera leo)

About Lion (Panthera leo)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Carnivorans
  • Family: Felidae

The lion is a large cat of the genus Panthera, currently found only in Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane. It is a social species, forming groups called prides. A lion's pride consists of a few adult males, related females, and cubs. Groups of female lions usually hunt together, preying mostly on medium-sized and large ungulates. The lion is an apex and keystone predator.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2002-11-16

    Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
    Image from 2002-11-16

  • 2002-12-02

    Chobe National Park - Kasane, Botswana

  • 2002-12-06

    Chobe National Park - Suvuti, Botswana
    Image from 2002-12-06
    Image from 2002-12-06

  • 2002-12-08

    Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
    Image from 2002-12-08
    Image from 2002-12-08

  • 2002-12-10

    Moremi Game Reserve - Chief's Island, Botswana
    There was a pair about 200 meters from our camp, and we were keeping our eyes on each other. The female tried to take down a blue wildebeast, but she failed.

  • 2003-01-15

    Etosha National Park, Namibia
    Image from 2003-01-15
    Image from 2003-01-15

  • 2003-03-06

    Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
    Image from 2003-03-06

  • 2003-03-07

    Serengeti, Tanzania

  • 2003-03-09

    Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania

  • 2013-10-25

    Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
    Image from 2013-10-25