General Characteristics

Length  : Male :  10 feet / Female : 8 feet

Weight : Male : 330 - 550 lbs / Female : 250 - 400 lbs

Description

Lion is a cat that has a sandy brown color coat on its body, Characterized with a large head, broad face, round ears and relatively legs and neck. Only the male lion has a crown of hair called a mane, which varies in length and color depending on the age of the lion, i.e. darkens as the lion ages. The mane covers the head and neck, and may extend to the shoulders and belly. Under their belly of the male is a buff color, while the females underside is white. Their is a recessive gene found in some lions that can produce a white lion. The tail of the lion is unique in that, unlike any other member of the cat family, it has a tuft of hair on the end. 

Range- Lions extend from Southwest Asia to eastern India and also are in Northwest India Too.

Habitat - They live in certain area called Gir National Park, forest, and lion Sanctuary.

Diet - It eats antelopes, gazelles, wildebeests, and zebra's.

Status - They used to be found  in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and India. Today only about 300 Asiatic lions are found in the wild and only in India.. 

Reason for this status - This happened because of hunting and habitat destruction. 

What type of animal is it - It is a  Carnivore.