Male lions weigh on average 416 pounds (189 kilograms) while female lions weigh 277 pounds (126 kilograms). Lions are tan in color and have a slightly white under-body, with a tuft of black hair at the end of their tales. Male lions are typically 4 feet in height (1.2 meters), with a large mane of hair that begins to develop around age two that surrounds the neck.Females are 44 inches (1.1 meters) in height, and have no mane around their neck