lion (Panthera leo)
Artist Antoine-Louis Barye (1795–1875)
Title Lions near their Den
Date circa 1860
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antoine-Louis_Barye_-_Lions_near_their_Den_-_WGA1390.jpg
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies in Africa. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in India (where an endangered remnant population resides in Gir Forest National Park). |
