lion (Panthera leo) Description
English: Illustration by John D Batten for "Indian Fairy Tales" edited by Joseph Jacobs, 1892
Date 25 September 2013, 22:59:17
Source http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7128/7128-h/7128-h.htm
Author John D. Batten
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_d_batten_1892_2.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).