Lion
species o big cat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The lion (Panthera leo) is ane o the five big cat species in the genus Panthera an a memmer o the faimily Felidae. Wi some males ootdingin 250 kg (550 lb) in wicht,[4] it is the second mucklest livin cat efter the tiger. Thir days, thare wild lions in sub-Saharan Africae an in Asie, wi an endangered remnant population in Gir Wid Naitional Pairk in Indie, haein disappeart frae North Africae an Soothwast Asie in heestoric times. Till the late Pleistocene, aboot 10,000 year syne, the lion wis the maist widespreid muckle laund mammal efter humans. Thay wur foond in maist o Africae, athort Eurasie frae wastren Europe tae Indie, an in the Americas frae the Yukon tae Peru.[5] The lion is a vulnerable species, haein seen a major population decline o 30–50% ower the past seicont hauf o the 20t century.[1] Lion populàtions is untenable ootwi designate reserves an naitional pairks. Awbesit the decline's cause isnae fou unnerstuid, habitat loss an conflicts wi humans is the greatest causes o concern thir days. Athin Africae, the Wast African lion populàtion is pairtìcular endangert.
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Lion Temporal range: Pleistocene–Present | |
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Male lion in Okonjima, Namibie | |
Female (lioness) in Okonjima | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Faimily: | Felidae |
Genus: | Panthera |
Species: | P. leo[2] |
Binomial name | |
Panthera leo[2] | |
Subspeshies | |
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Historical an present distribution o Panthera leo in Africae, Asie an Europe |
Lions lives fur 10–14 year in the wild, awbesit in captivity thay can be livin mair nor 20 year. In the wild, males seendle lives langer than 10 years, as injuries sustained frae continual fechtin wi rival males greatly reduce thair longevity.[6] Thay teepically inhabit savanna an grassland, awbesit thay mey tak tae bush an wid. Lions is unuisually social compared wi ither cats. A lion pride consists o sib females an affspring an a smaw nummer o adult males. Groups o female lions teepically hunt thegither, preying maistly on lairge ungulates. Lions is apex an keystone predators, awbesit thay are forby expert scavengers obteenin ower 50 percent o thair fuid bi scavengin as opportunity allows. While lions dae nae teepically hunt humans, some hae been kent tae dae sae. Sleeping mainly during the day, lions are primarily nocturnal, awbesit bordering on crepuscular in naitur.[7][8]
Heichly distinctive, the male lion is easy recognised bi its mane, an its face is ane o the widest recognised ainimal seembols in human cultur. Depictions hae existit frae the Upper Paleolithic period, wi carvins an pentins frae the Lascaux an Chauvet Caves, throu virtually aw auncient an medieval culturs whaur thay ance occurred. It haes been extensively depicted in sculpturs, in pentins, on naitional banners, an in contemporary films an leeteratur. Lions hae been kept in menageries syne the time o the Roman Empire, an hae been a key species socht fur exhibeetion in zoos ower the warld syne the late aichteent century. Zoos is cooperatin warldwide in breedin programs fur the endangered Asiatic subspecies.