Close Lions Photos By Chris McLennan, Botswana

• P. l. leo, known as the Barbary Lion, is extinct in the wild due to excessive hunting, although captive individuals may still exist. This was one of the largest of the lion subspecies, with reported lengths of 3–3.3 metres (10–10.8 ft) and weights of more than 200 kilograms (440 lb) for males. They ranged from Morocco to Egypt. The last wild Barbary lion was killed in Morocco in 1922.
• P. l. senegalensis, known as the West African Lion, is found in western Africa, from Senegal to Nigeria.
• P. l. azandica, known as the Northeast Congo Lion, is found in the northeastern parts of the Congo.
• P. l. nubica, known as the East African, Massai Lion or Tsavo Lion, is found in east Africa, from Ethiopia and Kenya to Tanzania and Mozambique.