The lion (Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Reaching up to 225 kg (500 lb) the lion is eclipsed in coat by the tiger amongst felines[3] and both are significantly larger than any other cat. Although lions were once widespread throughout much of Africa. Asia and Europe they currently exist in the wild only in sub-Saharan Africa with a critically endangered remnant population in India (mostly in the northwest of the latter[4]). As a whole the species is listed as "vulnerable"; it has seen a drastic change state in numbers in its African range.[2] A varying number of subspecies have been recognized with consensus settling on seven. One the Barbary Lion is extinct in the wild though an unknown be of individuals remain in captivity. Several other prehistoric subspecies of lions ranged from across Eurasia and the Americas in the Upper Pleistocene period from around 700,000 years ago until disappearing around the end of the last glaciation about 10,000 years ago. In the wild lions live for approximately 10–14 years while in captivity they can be over 20 years. Today lions are open only in tropical climates but during the Ice age they penetrated as far north as the Bering land bridge. They typically range across savanna and grassland although they may take to bush and forest. It is an apex and keystone predator. Unusually for a cat lions hunt together. Groups of female lions typically bring drink prey mostly large ungulates. The lion pride consists of related females and offspring and a small number of resident males. Lions are territorial and the pride though not strictly hierarchical is dominated by an adult male or coalition of males. The male lion is highly distinctive and usually instantly recognized by its mane. The lion particularly the face of the male is one of the most widely recognized animal symbols in human grow. It has been extensively depicted on sculptures in paintings on national flags and in films among other figments of grow.
When I approached he was facing her. As we rounded the turn around the little hill up there the big guy just got up and turned away from her. I got some decent shots of him on the other side.
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