LIONS
Mammal - Vertebrate - Carnivore
Mammal - Vertebrate - Carnivore
LION WITH CUB
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SOUTH AFRICAN WHITE LION
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Male: Lion
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Female: Lioness
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Young: Cub
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LIONS
Mountain Lions
- Are the second largest big cat species in the world - second to tigers.
- Can reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour, in short bursts.
- The roar of lion can be heard 5 miles away.
- Live in prides.
- Live around 12 years.
- Lionesses are better hunters and complete 90% of the hunting.
- Rest for about 20 hours a day.
- Eat mice, lizards, tortoises, warthogs, wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, young elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes.
- Can go 4-5 days without water, if they have to.
- When a male takes over a pride, he usually kills the cubs.
- Lions cannot roar until they are 2 years old.
- Male lions can sleep up to 20 hours a day.
- The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.
- A Liger is the offspring of a lion and a tiger.
- Lions in the wild usually make no more than 20 kills in a year.
- There are more statues of lions in the world than there are real lions.
- Can get hairballs the size of footballs.
Mountain Lions
- Mountain Lions are also known as Cougars, Catamounts, Puma, Screamer, Pantha.
Visit: Lions . COLLECTIVE NOUNS, SIMILES, IDIOMS, METAPHORS and EXPRESSIONS
A LIGER
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LIONESS WITH CUB
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