The King Of Beasts

Habitat and Distribution
Once distributed across most of North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, lions are now found only in sub-Saharan Africa, with a tiny relict population in India.

Probably numbering less than 25,000, they are largely confined to scattered parks and reserves, too isolated to protect populations long term from disease, genetic inbreeding and political instability. Lion habitat ranges from severe desert to cold montane forests, but most are found in Africa`s grassland and thornscrub savannas.