Lion
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. With some wrongs Exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight, [4] it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild
lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia (where an
endangered remnant population in Gir Forest National reside Park in
India) while other types of lions have disappeared from North Africa and
Southwest Asia in historic times. Until the late Pleistocene, acerca 10,000 years ago, the lion was the Most Widespread large land mammal after humans. They
were found in Most of Africa, across Eurasia from western Europe to
India, and in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru. [5] The lion is a
vulnerable species, having seen a major population decline in its
African range of 30-50 %
per two Decades During the second half of the 20th century. [2] Lion
Designated Populations are untenable outside reserves and national
parks. Although
the cause of the decline is not fully Understood, habitat loss and
Conflicts with humans are currently the greatest causes of concern. Within Africa, the West African lion population is Particularly endangered.
Lions live for 10-14 years in the wild, while in captivity live longer than They Can 20 years. In
the wild, evil seldom live longer than 10 years, as injuries sustained
from continual fighting with rival evils Their Greatly reduces
longevity. [6] They inhabit savanna and grassland Typically, although
May They take to bush and forest. Lions are unusually social Compared to other cats. A pride of lions Consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult diseases. Groups of female lions hunt Typically together, preying mostly on large ungulates. Lions
are apex and keystone predators, although They are expert scavengers
Also Obtaining over 50 percent of their food by scavenging as Allows
opportunity. While lions do not hunt humans Typically, some Have Been Known to do so. Sleeping mainly during the day, lions are Primarily nocturnal, although bordering on twilight [7] [8] in nature.
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