Lions

Lions are one of the four big cats in genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae.  Some of the males  are more than 250 kg, and they are the second largest cats in the world, the first being the tiger. Wild lions live in sub-saharan Africa and in Gir Forest National Park in India. However, they used to live all over the world, in fact, they were the most widely spread large land mammal besides humans. They were found in most of Africa, from southern europe to india, and in the Americas from Yukon to Peru. Lions are now considered a vulnerable species as they have seen a population decrease of 30 to 50 percent in the last 20 years that may be irreversable. The cause of the decline is not fully understood, but habitat loss and coflict with humans are most likely doing a lot of damage.

In the wild lions live 10-14 years, but can live longer than 20 in captivity. Male lions rarely live longer than ten years in the wild because of the constant fights with other males. A pride of lions usually consists of related females and offspring, and a few adult males. Groups of females hunt together, preying on wildebeast, impalas, zebras, buffalo, and warthogs. lions are typically predators though they will sometimes scavenge if the opertunity presents itself. Lions don't generally hunt humans, but some have been known to.

Lions spend most of their time resting - about 20 hours per day. Lions can be active at any time, but their activity peaks after dusk with socializing, grooming, and defecating. they have some bursts of energy off and on through the night hours until dawn when most og the hunting takes place. They spend about 2 hours every day walking and 50 minutes eating.