Mr. and Mrs. Adamson are caring and sensitive naturalists. Ten Best Films of the Year. The lion is a powerfully built, muscular cat with a long body, short legs, and a large head. A large male is about 10 feet long, including the tale, and stands about three feet at the shoulder. Males weigh up to 500 pounds.
Females are smaller.
Lions have short fur, pale yellowish to dark brown in color, with a dark tuft on the tip of the tail. The male lion's outstanding characteristic is his mane. Lions usually live in a group, called a pride, based on one or more family units. Prides can have more than 30 members. Lions patiently stalk their prey which includes many kinds of animals, from insects to antelopes and giraffes.