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.