Image of African Lion
Description:
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. It is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia, with an endangered remnant population in Gir Forest National Park in India, having disappeared from North Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times.
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- Felidae (cats)
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- Panthera leo (African Lion)
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- 2013 California Academy of Sciences
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- Gerald and Buff Corsi
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