Lion
Panthera leo
Cats
(Felidae)
♂
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Red-brown to yellow-brown fur with a large head, sturdy legs and a long tail. ♂ is larger and has a mane on its head, neck and shoulders. Lives in groups with a dominant male and female, other large cats live solitary. ♀ stay in the same pride all their lives, ♂ leave after some years after which they are solitary or in a ♂ group. ♀ catch the most food for the group. ♂ eat first then the ♀ and finally the young can feed. ⇔ hbl. ♂ 172-250 cm / ♀140-192 cm, sh. 90-110 cm, tl. 60-100 cm After the PANTHERA TIGRIS (Tiger) the largest cat.
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