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Wikipedia: The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia with a critically endangered remnant population in Gir Forest National Park in India, having disappeared from North Africa, and Southwest Asia in historic times.
![[Male African lion of the Transvaal subspecies (P. l. krugeri)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/MP_panthera_leo_krugeri_8_s.jpg "Male African lion of the Transvaal subspecies (P. l. krugeri)")
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![[Lion in captivity]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lion_in_captivity_s.jpg "Lion in captivity")
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![[Lion cub playing with a piece of bark]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cub_chewing_on_a_piece_of_bark_with_mother_in_2009_s.jpg "Lion cub playing with a piece of bark")
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![[The Asiatic Lion, whose habitat once ranged from the Mediterranean to north]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lion_Gir_s.jpg "The Asiatic Lion, whose habitat once ranged from the Mediterranean to north")
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![[Albrecht Dürer, Lions sketch. Circa 1520]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Durer_lions_28sketch_29_s.jpg "Albrecht Dürer, Lions sketch. Circa 1520")
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![[The lion is a popular symbol and mascot of high schools, colleges and universities throughout the United States]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Una_lion_s.jpg "The lion is a popular symbol and mascot of high schools, colleges and universities throughout the United States")
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![[Lion tamer, in lithograph by Gibson & Co., 1873.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lion_tamer_28LOC_pga_03749_29_s.jpg "Lion tamer, in lithograph by Gibson & Co., 1873.")
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![[Lions at an elephant carcass in Botswana]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Loewen_elefanten_s.jpg "Lions at an elephant carcass in Botswana")
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![[Lions mating in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Panthera_leo_Ngorongoro_Conservation_Area_2C_Tanzania_mating_8_s.jpg "Lions mating in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania")
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![[One of the tree climbing Lions of the Serengeti, Tanzania]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lion_female_in_tree_2C_Serengeti_s.jpg "One of the tree climbing Lions of the Serengeti, Tanzania")
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![[During a mating bout, a couple may copulate 20 to 40 times a day for several days]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lions_mating_Denver_Zoo_s.jpg "During a mating bout, a couple may copulate 20 to 40 times a day for several days")
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![[Two lionesses and a mature male of a pride, northern Serengeti]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Pride_leader_s.jpg "Two lionesses and a mature male of a pride, northern Serengeti")
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![[A Skeletal Mount of an African Lion Attacking a Common Eland on Display at The Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City,...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lion_and_eland_s.jpg "A Skeletal Mount of an African Lion Attacking a Common Eland on Display at The Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City,...")
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![[Female (Lioness)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Serengeti_Lion_2_s.jpg "Female (Lioness)")
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![[A pride spotted along the road in the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/7_lions_s.jpg "A pride spotted along the road in the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya")
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![[Lioness in a burst of speed while hunting in the Serengeti]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Serengeti_Lion_Running_saturated_s.jpg "Lioness in a burst of speed while hunting in the Serengeti")
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![[The hunters of a pride sharing a zebra where the kill occurred]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lions_and_a_Zebra_b_s.jpg "The hunters of a pride sharing a zebra where the kill occurred")
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![[Four lions take down a cape buffalo in the central Serengeti, Tanzania]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lions_taking_down_cape_buffalo_s.jpg "Four lions take down a cape buffalo in the central Serengeti, Tanzania")
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![[A pride of lions working together to bring down a buffalo in the Okavango Delta, Botswana]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lions_hunting_Africa_s.jpg "A pride of lions working together to bring down a buffalo in the Okavango Delta, Botswana")
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![[Portrait of a male lion basking in the sun on a rocky outcrop in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Male_Lion_on_Rock_s.jpg "Portrait of a male lion basking in the sun on a rocky outcrop in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania")
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![[The original Carter of Castle Martin Coat of Arms in possession of the family]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cartercoatofarms_s.jpg "The original Carter of Castle Martin Coat of Arms in possession of the family")
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![[A colour plate displaying mane variations of lions in East Africa]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Color_Lion_Plate_East_Africa_comparison_s.jpg "A colour plate displaying mane variations of lions in East Africa")
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![[While a lioness such as this one has very sharp teeth, prey is usually killed by strangulation]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Female_Lion_s.jpg "While a lioness such as this one has very sharp teeth, prey is usually killed by strangulation")
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