The size of a full grown lion is 10 to 12 feet. He has very large and heavy head. The head and the neck of the lion are covered with thick hair. They are called the mane. His paws are very strong. They possess very sharp claws. He can quickly and easily draw them in. Like the tiger he has strong legs and great strength. He has large whiskers. He can carry a buffalo on his back. The lioness has no mane. She is smaller and less attractive than the lion. She gives birth to two or four cubs at a time. The lion lives for about sixty years.