lion

lion

lion is belong to group of animal mammals .It is strongest big cat of  all big-cat. It can run 80 km/h . It has 10 cm canine teeth.

Etymology

 It was one of the species originally described by Linnaeus, who gave it the nameFelis leo, in his eighteenth-century work, Systema Naturae.

Taxonomy and evolution

It appeared in the fossil record in Europe for the first time 700,000 years ago with the subspecies Panthera leo fossilis at Isernia in Italy. From this lion derived the later cave lion (Panthera leo spelaea), which appeared about 300,000 years ago. Lions died out in northern Eurasia at the end of the last glaciation, about 10,000 years ago; this may have been secondary to the extinction of Pleistocene megafauna.

Behavior

Lions are the most socially inclined of all wild felids, most of which remain quite solitary in nature. The lion is a predatory carnivore with two types of social organization. Some lions areresidents, living in groups centering around related lionesses, called prides.

Hunting and diet

Lions are powerful animals that usually hunt in coordinated groups and stalk their chosen prey. However, they are not particularly known for their stamina – for instance, a lioness' heart makes up only 0.57% of her body weight (a male's is about 0.45% of his body weight), whereas a hyena's heart is close to 1% of its body weight.

prey & enemies

prey

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