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The lion is called the king of beasts. Lions are found living wild in the grassland if Africa. They hunt smaller animals and feed on them. There are no wild lions in Europe, but there are captive lions in European zoos.
The male lion is a beautiful animal. Round his head he has a ring of long hair called mane. When the lion is young, the hair of his mane is yellow. When he is old, the hair is sometimes black. The female lion, or lioness, does not have a mane.
Lions are dangerous animals. A lion can kill a man.
Our national animal is the tiger. But the lion is the king of the forest. Because the lion is very strong.