Asian Lion | Indian Famous Animals

Only 200 or so Asian lions exist in the wild. A former royal reserve, India's Gir Forest, is the last home of this lion subspecies.

Type: Mammal
Diet: Carnivore
Average life span in the wild: 16 to 18 years
Weight: 300 to 500 lbs (120 to 226 kg)
Group name: Pride
Protection status: Endangered
Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:


Lions are the only cats that live in groups, called prides. Prides are family units that may include up to three males, a dozen or so females, and their young. All of a pride's lionesses are related and female cubs typically stay with the group as they age. Young males eventually leave and may establish their own prides by taking over a group headed by another male.

Only male lions boast manes, the impressive fringe of long hair that encircles their heads. Males defend the pride's territory. They mark the area with urine, roar menacingly to warn intruders, and chase off animals that encroach on their turf.

Female lions are the pride's primary hunters. They often work together to prey upon large mammals.

Reference By: Animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/asian-lion/

Indian Asiatic Lion | Animals in Indian

Asiatic Lions once used to roam around the area, stretching from northern Greece, across Southwest Asia, to central India. However, today, the natural habitat of the majestic animal has been reduced to the Gir forests of India only, making the Asiatic Lion almost synonymous with the Indian Lion. Known scientifically as Panthera Leo persica, the royal animal is depicted on the National Emblem of India, since it represents power, strength and sovereignty. Gir National Park is the only remaining place in the world, where one is likely to see the Asiatic Lion.

एशियाई शेरों एक बार मध्य भारत के लिए दक्षिण पश्चिम एशिया भर में उत्तरी ग्रीस, से खींच, क्षेत्र के आसपास घूमने के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है. बहरहाल, आज, राजसी जानवर के प्राकृतिक वास भारतीय शेर के साथ एशियाई शेर लगभग पर्याय बन गया है, जिससे केवल भारत के गिर जंगलों को कम किया गया है. यह शक्ति, शक्ति और संप्रभुता का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है के बाद से पेन्थेरा लियो पर्सिका के रूप में वैज्ञानिक रूप से जाना जाता है, शाही पशु, भारत के राष्ट्रीय प्रतीक पर दिखाया गया है. एक एशियाई शेर देखे जाने की संभावना है जहां गिर राष्ट्रीय उद्यान, दुनिया में केवल शेष जगह है.

Reference By: Indianwildlifemoments.com/indian-wildlife-animals-south-asia-fauna.htm