1. lions Authored by: Ben Connolly Illustrated by: Google images

2. How many types of lions are there in the world? There are eight recognized types of lions in the world. What are the eight different types of lions? There is the Asiatic lion, the Barbary lion, the west African lion, the northeast Congo lion, the east African lion, the southwest African lion, the southeast African lion and the cape lion.

3. What place in Africa are lions most endangered in? Lions are most endangered in the west of Africa. Why are lions hunted? Lions are hunted for fun, for there skins and they also hunted the lions then took the hole lion back so they can sell the meat and get the insides stuffed to be hung up back at home as a trophy.