The modern lion was probably widely distributed in Africa during the and started to diverge in sub-Saharan Africa during the Late Pleistocene.
Eurystheus warned him that the tasks set for him would become increasingly difficult.
Its parent body is , which causes significant outbursts every 35 years.
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Groups of female lions usually hunt together, preying mostly on large.
Leo is one of the of the , lying between the crab to the west and the maiden to the east.
The synchronisation of births is advantageous because the cubs grow to being roughly the same size and have an equal chance of survival, and sucklings are not dominated by older cubs.
Description: Heracles wore the Nemean lion's coat after killing it, as it was impervious to the elements and all but the most powerful weapons.