Did you know how the lifespan of the lion in the wild differs from that in the captivity ?.

 Lion (Panthera leo) is one of the five big cat in the genus Panthera and member of the family Felidae 

 It is the second-largest living cat after the tiger.

Size: Male lions grow to nine - ten feet long and females grow to seven -eight feet long.

Weight: The males lion has the weight exceeding 250 kg.

Habitat: lion inhabit savanna and grassland , although they may be found in the bushes and forests. 

Social life: Lions lives social life as compared to other cats, these are the only cats known to live in groups, which are known as prides. Lions roar to announce their presence within a territory and to keep members of a pride in touch with one another, a pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males and groups of female lions typically hunt together. 

Conservation status:The lion is a vulnerable species, its population declined by 30–50% per two decades during the second half of the 20th century.

The reason for decline includes; habitat loss and being killed by humans  

Lion's lifespan: lion lives for 10–18 years in the wild, although in captivity they can live more than 20years(20-30 years). why? this is because in the captive areas lions are intertained and fed properly,they are intertained by tires, ropes, rubbers, balls and their favorite perfumes and cologne which are sprayed around them and whichever they like the best the get.

Very important note is that in the wild, males seldom live longer than 10 years, as injuries sustained from continual fighting with rival males greatly reduce their longevity.