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African lions live in scattered populations across sub-Saharan Africa. The lion prefers grassy plains and savannahs, scrub bordering rivers, and open woodlands with bushes. It rarely enters closed forests. On Mount Elgon, the lion has been recorded up to an elevation of 3,600 m (11,800 ft) and close to the snow line on Mount Kenya. [44]
Following list contains size (weight and length) measurements for wild adult males of each species: Rank Common name ... Lion: Panthera leo: 160–195 [8] [9] (352-429)
The African lion, Panthera leo, can grow to eight feet long and weigh up to 600 pounds. Lions are some of the most social of the big cats, living in groups of 2-30 called prides.
Lion: Panthera leo: Felidae: 190-272: 375 (in the wild; [8] [9] disputed) [10] 2.5 - 3.3: ... African wild dog: Lycaon pictus: Canidae: 20-30 [74] 36 [75] 1.10 - 1.40 ...
Other African reserves, such as the Maasai Mara or Serengeti, boast large lion populations, but they have measures that limit poaching and prevent lions from encroaching on livestock populations.
[20] [31] A few lion specimens from West Africa obtained by museums were described as having shorter manes than lions from other African regions. [20] In general, the West African lion is similar in general appearance and size as lions in other parts of Africa and Asia. [21] Skeletal muscles make up 58.8% of the lion's body weight. [32] [33]
The big cat was a star attraction at the California zoo but had suffered declining health due to his advanced age. Kamau, 'charismatic and iconic' African lion at California's Sacramento Zoo, dies ...
Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. [1] In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho, Djibouti and Eritrea, and are threatened by loss of habitat and prey base, killing by local people in retaliation for loss of livestock, and in several countries also by trophy hunting. [2]