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== Physical characteristics == | == Physical characteristics == | ||
Southwest African lions are among the largest lion subspecies.<ref name=Smuts_etal_1980>{{cite journal|last=Smuts|first=G.L. |author2=Robinson, G.A. |author3=Whyte, I.J.|title=Comparative growth of wild male and female lions (Panthera leo)|journal=Journal of Zoology|year=1980|volume=190|issue=3|pages=365–373|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1980.tb01433.x/abstract|doi=10.1111/j.1469-7998.1980.tb01433.x}}</ref> Males are around 2.5–3.10 metres (8.2–10.2 feet) long including the tail. Females are 2.3–2.65 metres (7.5–8.7 feet). The weight of males is generally 140–242 kg (308–533 pounds), and the females are 105–170 kg (231–378 pounds). They have a shoulder height of 0.90–1.20 metres (3.0–4.0 feet). | Southwest African lions are among the largest lion subspecies.<ref name=Smuts_etal_1980>{{cite journal|last=Smuts|first=G.L. |author2=Robinson, G.A. |author3=Whyte, I.J.|title=Comparative growth of wild male and female lions (Panthera leo)|journal=Journal of Zoology|year=1980|volume=190|issue=3|pages=365–373|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1980.tb01433.x/abstract|doi=10.1111/j.1469-7998.1980.tb01433.x}}</ref> Males are around 2.5–3.10 metres (8.2–10.2 feet) long including the tail. Females are 2.3–2.65 metres (7.5–8.7 feet). The weight of males is generally 140–242 kg (308–533 pounds), and the females are 105–170 kg (231–378 pounds). They have a shoulder height of 0.90–1.20 metres (3.0–4.0 feet). | ||
The longest wild lion, on record, apparently was a male shot near Mucusso, southern Angola, in October 1973, which measured nearly {{convert|3.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Wood 1983">Wood, The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Pub Co Inc (1983), ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9</ref> | The longest wild lion, on record, apparently was a male shot near Mucusso, southern Angola, in October 1973, which measured nearly {{convert|3.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Wood 1983">Wood, The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Pub Co Inc (1983), ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9</ref> | ||
== Hunting and prey == | == Hunting and prey == | ||
Like other African lions, Katanga lions, whose manes tend to be lighter in color than those of other subspecies, prey mostly on large animals, like [[zebras, [[wildebeest]], [[antelope]], and [[warthogs]]. | Like other African lions, Katanga lions, whose manes tend to be lighter in color than those of other subspecies, prey mostly on large animals, like [[zebras]], [[wildebeest]], [[antelope]], and [[warthogs]]. | ||
== In captivity == | == In captivity == | ||
