Lion
Afrikaans name : Leeu
Scientific name : (Panthera leo)

Region : sub-Saharan regions of Africa.
Description : King of Beasts.
Habitat : African lions live on the plains and in open wooded areas.
Weight : max. up to 260 kg.
Height : 120 cm       
Food :  The lion is an ambush rather than a chase killer. With its heavy body it can only reach speeds of about (35 miles) an hour, often much slower than the animals it pursues, (not as efficient at hunting as leopard or wild dog)   
Habits :  They are the only cats moving in family groups and normally occupy a well defined territory. African lions are the most social of all big cats and live together in  prides, ( three to twelve related adult females, their offspring, and one to six adult males). The care of the cubs is shared throughout the pride . New male leaders may kill and eat the cubs of other males.
Young :  Maturity at 4 years. Gestation period 3.5 months. 
Predators : Eighty percent of the cubs will not survive to maturity. Lions kill and eat other predators, Leopards, Cheetah,  Caracal and Jackal but rarely Hyena.
Longevity : Lions live up to about 18 years in the wild, (among the longest living of the big cats).