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Lion Lion Lion,Panthera leo,african lion Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Welcome to JungleDragon, Michele! Thanks for submitting this awesome photo. As a warm welcome, it is promoted to the homepage! Posted 12 years ago
  2. Thank you very much, I appreciate the publication on the home page. Posted 12 years ago
  3. Lovely light on the face. Posted 12 years ago

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The lion is one of the five big cats in the genus "Panthera" and a member of the family Felidae. The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies found in Africa. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger.

Similar species: Carnivorans
Species identified by Michele Pizza
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Uploaded Nov 23, 2012.