What type of habitat is home to the African lion?

Lion prides with a rich, reliable food supply can afford to be territorial. When food supply is unpredictable the prides have huge home ranges that are too large to defend. In these cases encounters between lions from different prides are very hostile, but actual fighting is rare. read more

The basic unit of lion social life is a pride. The classic lion pride consists of 2 to 12 closely related females and their cubs. African lions are the only cats which have close-knit social groups and the only ones that regularly hunt in groups. read more

The African Lion is a very diverse and very adaptable species of Lion in that it lives in: 1- Grasslands and Savanna: Masai Lion. 2- Mountains and Forests of cold to moderate Weather: North African Extinct Barbary Lion. 3- Jungles of Congo: Congo Lion. 4- African Bush and moderate forests with grasslands: South African Lions like Transvaal Lion. read more