Wildlife painting of a lion with a zebra kill.

Wildlife painting of a lion with a zebra kill. This original watercolour watercolor aquarelle wildlife painting depicts a male lion dragging his zebra kill to some shade. The painting of a powerful male lion is by South African wildlife artist, Sue Dickinson. Because of the heat, he needs to find a shady place to enjoy his meal. Sue Dickenson Sue Dixon Sue Dickson

A male Lion is 1.2m tall at the shoulders and has a mass of up to and over 200 Kg. Females are slightly smaller and weigh about 130 Kg. Their underparts are whitish with a general tawny to sandy tinge. Print lion roaring. Rosettes and spots are characteristic of young animals and females often retain these on their underparts.

Only males have a long tawny mane on the sides of the face and on top of the head. In some individuals, this mane can become almost black.