Lion
(Panthera leo)


*Length Body 5 - 8' long, Tail 24 - 40"

*Weight  268 - 572 lbs.

*Height

*Life span in wild

*Range Africa, south of the Sahara.

*Habitat Grasslands and savannas; woodlands and dense bush.

*Litter

*Coloring yellow-gold, and adult males have long, dark, shaggy manes. Long tail, with black tassel at tip. Young lions have light spotting on their coats.


LINKS TO SOME INFORMATIVE SITES
Smithsonian National Zoological Park - Great Cats Lions

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