Lion (Panthera leo) lioness with cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania

panthera leo panthera felidae carnivora mammalia vertebrata lion panthera leo savanna adult family trunk botany mount climb overview carnivore diet play ngorongoro conservation area look panthera biosphere reserve young protection suspend balance vulnerable iucn vu litter offspring cites appendix 2 lion cub lioness march month big cat wildcat feline carnivoran mammal wild animal low formation area stage of development individual enumeration morphology botany morphology organism shot diet pattern species arusha region tanzania east africa africa felidae carnivora mammalia vertebrata environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment protect behavior iucn red list of threatened species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild cites young female lions savannas adults families trunks botany mounting climb scramble overviews global sight global sights full length carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals enjoy itself playing enjoying itself played n' gorongoro looked looking biosphere reserves young protections young supervision hang suspended suspending hanging hung on hanging on stability well balanced equilibrium balancing vulnerable species litters offspring lion cubs lionesses panthera leo