Lion  (Panthera leo)

Carnivore: Flesh eating.
Epidemic: An outbreak of an infectious disease spreading widely across a population in a relatively short period of time.
Scavenge: To feed on dead material, often on animals that have been killed by another predator.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.
Ungulate: Any hoofed, grazing mammal.

1. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (June, 2009)
   http://www.redlist.org
   
2. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
   
3. CITES (September, 2005)
   http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
   
4. IUCN Cat Specialist Group (September, 2005)
   http://www.catsg.org
   
5. Big Cats Online (September, 2005)
   http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/plaza/abf90/bco/lion.htm
   
6. Lioncrusher's Domain (September, 2005)
   http://www.lioncrusher.com/animal.asp?animal=59
   
7. Animal Diversity Web (September, 2005)
   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Panthera_leo.html
   
8. Jackson, P. (2006) Pers. Comm.
   
9. The Cat Survival Trust (September, 2005)
   http://hometown.aol.com/cattrust/lion.htm