how do these animals look?
Muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail
Lion
It has a muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail.
what is the scientific name for a lion "Panthera leo" where does one normally find lions? Grasslands and savannas where do they derive their name from? The generic name "Panthera" is traceable to the classical Latin word 'panthēra' and the ancient Greek word πάνθηρ 'panther', similar to the Sanskrit word पाण्डर "pând-ara" meaning 'pale yellow, whitish, white can you name some subspecies of this animal? "P. l. leo" and "P. l. persica"
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Lion [SEP] Introduction
The lion ("Panthera leo") is a species in the family Felidae and a member of the genus "Panthera". It has a muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions have a prominent mane. With a typical head-to-body length of they are larger than females at . It is a social species, forming groups called "prides". A lion pride consists of a few adult males, related females and cubs. Groups of female lions usually hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The lion is an apex and keystone predator; although some lions scavenge when opportunities occur and have been known to hunt humans, the species typically does not.