Stats

Lifespan: 10-16 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Pride
Biome: Tropical savanna
Range: Sub-Saharan Africa
Movement: Running
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Herd Safety
Status: Vulnerable

About

A heavily-built savanna cat whose males grow shaggy manes that signal vigor and dampen blows during fights. Lions are the most social of the big cats, living in prides where females hunt cooperatively and share kills.

Life cycle

1.
newborn cub
A blind, helpless cub nurses constantly and depends on its mother for warmth and protection.
2.
juvenile
A lanky young cat learns to stalk and pounce, following adults to practice hunting.
3.
adult
Fully grown, holding territory and hunting on its own.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: Panthera leo