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Lion
Panthera leo
38.8951, -77.0364
Field Notes
Description:
I took this picture at Smithsonian national zoo in Washington DC. This male lions grow larger than females, reaching up to ten feet long (females reach up to nine feet long), plus a two- to three-foot-long tail. Male lions weigh from 330 to 550 pounds; females weigh 265 to 395 pounds.
Habitat:
Lions are found in savannas, grasslands, dense bush and woodlands.
Notes:
Lions eat primarily large animals, such as zebra and wildebeest, weighing from 100 to 1,000 pounds. In times of shortage, they also catch and eat a variety of smaller animals from rodents to reptiles. Lions steal kills from hyenas, leopards, and other predators,
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PublishedMarch 19, 2013
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