Author Aloys Zötl (1803–1887)
Title German: Die Löwin
Description
From the "Bestiarium"
Date 19 August 1832
Medium watercolor
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Die_L%C3%B6win.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).