Lion
📸 Photo by jean wimmerlin on Unsplash
The lion rules African grasslands and India’s Gir Forest. Related females hunt together while maned males guard the pride, preying on zebra and buffalo. Habitat loss, poaching and conflict now confine this iconic predator to scattered, guarded strongholds.
Technical factsheet
Type:Mammal
Habitat:Savanna
Diet:Carnivore
Continents:Africa, Asia
Size:100–120 cm at the shoulder
Weight:120–190 kg (males)
Activity:Nocturnal
Social behavior:Group
Lifespan:10–14 years in the wild
Habitat: The Lion can be found in Benin, Botswana, Burkina-faso, Cameroon, Central-african-rep, Chad, Dem-rep-congo, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South-africa, S-sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Gabon, Malawi, Rwanda