Ungle ka raja, with a scary face and an ugly temper. Or the sweet little Lion King. Panthera leo, or the lion, is a magnificent and powerful large cat which belongs to the family Felidae. When they are born, lions are woolly-grey and the cub has spotted fur. They begin to get their adult coats only when they are three months old! Lions can be described as tawny-coloured; males having buff-coloured underparts and females white. The backs of its ears, tail tuft and lips are black. Males are characterised by a mane, which varies from blond to black. It is a large mammal, weighing between 125 to 190 kg. and stands at 48 inches. There are two species of lions, the Asiatic lion and the African lion. The African lion inhabits the sub-Saharan Africa (except for deserts and rain forests), the Asiatic lion is found at the Gir National Park in Gujarat. If you visit the protected areas, you will find them resting on trees or close to watering holes. They eat a variety of meats, from small insects and rodents to large herbivores such as giraffes. The lioness is the hunter in the pride and eats its prey all at once.