Leo is the 12th largest constellation in the night sky.
Leo is the 12th largest constellation. It occupies an area of 947 square degrees.
Panthera leo, from the Latin Panthera=big cat and Leo=lion.
Next to the Big Dipper is the constellation Ursa Major, which is commonly known as the Great Bear. Just to the east of the Big Dipper is the constellation Leo, another prominent constellation in the night sky.
Panthera leo, from the Latin Panthera=big cat and Leo=lion.
Leo the Lion, is below the Big Dipper. In fact, ancient people used to think that the water from the Dipper, would spill onto the Lion and make him mad!
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family FelidaeThe two latin words for lions are the puma and the jagguar.
The binomial name of the African lion is Panthera leo.
The scientific name for a lion is Panthera leo. "Panthera" refers to the genus of big cats, while "leo" means lion in Latin. Latin is the language in which scientific names are often derived from.
a baby lion is called a cub just like most big cats
After the big Lion of Nemea, which Hercules killed as his first labor.
The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae.
The Big Dipper is part of the Ursa Major constellation. Its neighbors include the constellations of Ursa Minor (Little Dipper), Draco, Bootes, and Leo.