The first fact is male lions are just called lions, female lions are called lionesses. Lions live for ten to fourteen years in the wild. Sadly the African lion is the most endangered. 10,000 years ago lions were the second most largest mammal after humans. The lion is one of the biggest of the four cat species. The lion name (Panthera Leo) is from Africa. Lion males are the only lion to have a big bushy mane, unless they can’t grow one. Some of the male lions exceed in 250kg or 550lbs. Male lions fighting can greatly reduce their population and lifetime.
