Lion King at Washington Zoo
by Lingfai Leung
Title
Lion King at Washington Zoo
Artist
Lingfai Leung
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Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
The lion (Panthera leo) 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 (550 lb) in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger.
Lions live for 10�14 years in the wild, although in captivity they can live more than 20 years. In the wild, males seldom live longer than 10 years, as injuries sustained from continual fighting with rival males greatly reduce their longevity
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June 22nd, 2012
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