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Panthera Leo, the lion, is a part of the feline family of the four ‘big cats’ Felidae. The lion is a symbol of the ‘king of the jungle’ and is regarded as a dangerous and fear inducing animal.

Lion

All lions typically live for an average of 12 years, and are found in grassy areas and the savannah in Africa.

There have been believable reports of lions found in dry and grassy areas in Greece and India.

The only parts of Africa they do not inhabit are the dense jungle areas, and the desolate Sahara desert.

The second largest cat within the feline family, they are carnivores, and fiercely protective of their area, as well as their young.

Lions are known as social animals, and often stay together in large packs while they search for food, find a place to settle, and begin to mate and have young.

While they have no wild animal predator, lions are constantly hunted by humans, and some of their young will die each litter due to the harsh conditions in the savannah, and sometimes the lack of food during different seasons.

Due to the social tendencies, there are many different ‘cliques’ within a pack of lions, the pack is known as a pride and usually consists of five or six males, and five or six females.

There are the predatory males and females that will find and hunt for food, the ‘nomads’ who tend to wander and never settle down, as well as the ‘residents’ who tend to have very little job within the pride other than to provide cubs to keep the pride going.

The social nature of lions also does not discriminate against sex.

Both sexes of lions have been known to explore into homosexuality, however the reason for this is unknown as they are not part of the exclusive ‘club’ in which only two species are known to have sex for pleasure: dolphins, and humans.

Lions are of course predators, and known for their impressive speed and their sharp canine-type teeth, used simply for the purpose of eating meat.

They will often hunt anything that moves and breathes, however lions do not lust for human blood It has been noted that male lions will hunt human prey if they are in desperate need for food, and have already figured out that human bodies are indeed a source of food for their pride.

In 1898 during construction of a railway in Kenya, over 130 workers were taken by lions, simply due to the fact that it seemed that the lions were in severe famine, and their bodies were starting to disintegrate due to the lack of food.

Lions are often used in pop culture, as a reference to masculinity or domination over things.

The most common reference to lions within pop culture would be from The Lion King and incredibly famous animated film done by Disney in the early nineties that made millions from its cute caricatures and catchy songs.

The film also highlighted some true aspects of a real lion’s life, however skimped on the details when it comes to the blatant fact that Simba would have eaten his bird companion.

Leo in the astrology is often seen as the dominant and proud kind, which seems apt due to the nature of lions in the wild.

Lions are a fierce and commonly known wild animal that can be found across Africa, and in some more remote parts of Eurasia. They are large and proud animals, social among their own group and dangerous to all that is not lion, and not part of their pride.