Most male lions grow impressive manes the older they get. These manes grow up to 16cm long and are a sign of dominance. However, not all male lions have manes. ‘Maneless’ male lions are common in ...

African lions live in warm environments. Diet: Lions tend to eat ungulates like impala, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, and buffalo, though they can feed on smaller animals like hares, birds or reptiles.

In the process, they expanded the range of the African lion by 2.5 million acres, an achievement on par with the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park.

However, three-quarters of their populations are in decline. The main threats to African lions are human-wildlife conflict and natural prey decline, as well as habitat loss, climate change and ...

Experts believe the park could support up to 200 west African lions, and hope to cultivate a population of 50 by 2025 and 100 by 230. Niokolo-Koba is also home to wild dogs, spotted hyenas ...

At the beginning of the 20th century, there were perhaps a million lions throughout Africa, and by the 1940s there were 450,000. Today there are about 20,000, and that number is continuing to drop.

Cecil the lion killed in Africa 18 photos. The lion is listed as vulnerable on the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List, with the western subpopulation marked critically endangered.

There are more than 9,100 lions in South Africa, two-thirds bred in captivity, according to the report. Estimates of the continent's wild lion population vary.