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The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat native to Africa and India. The lion is a muscular, broad-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears; males have manes and broader heads. Of the big cats, lions are second only to tigers in size. They prefer grassy plains and savannahs, scrub bordering rivers and open woodlands with bushes. They rarely enter forests.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the lion has been a common character in stories, proverbs and dances, but rarely featured in visual arts. In some cultures, the lion symbolizes power and royalty. In the Swahili language, the lion is known as "simba" which also means "aggressive", "king" and "strong".
The lion is a generalized hypercarnivore and is considered to be both an apex and keystone predator due to its wide prey spectrum. Its prey consists mainly of ungulates particularly blue wildebeest, plains zebra, African buffalo, common warthog, gemsbok and giraffe. Female lions are the usual hunters in group hunts, but sometimes males will be solo hunters. Lions also scavenge on carrion when the opportunity arises, scavenging animals dead from natural causes such as disease or those that were killed by other predators.
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