Name: Asiatic lion

Female: Lioness

Male: Lion

Young ones: Cub

Food: Chital, sambar, cattle, buffalo, niglai. Also, rarely, wild boar.

Life span:16-18 years

Sound/s: Roar

Habitat: Historically, western Asia, the Middle East and north India. Now only in India – the Gir forest.

Other facts:

• Male Asiatic lions weigh up to 190 kg and lionesses weigh up to 120 kg. Height is up to 3.5 ft and length 2.92m. They can run at a speed of 59 km per hour.
• A group of 30 or more lions is called pride. Lions are the only cats that live in groups. Lionesses are the main hunters.
• Their roar can be heard up to nine km away.
• The Asiatic lion’s fur colour ranges from ruddy-tawny, heavily speckled with black, to sandy or grey, sometimes with a silvery sheen.