Lion

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Lion Subspecies

• White Lion

Lion Activities for kids

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Lion Facts & Trivia for kids

• The lion can swim skillfully and carry twice his weight.
• Young lions stay with their mother until they are two.
• Lions can climb trees and are amazingly agile.
• The lioness is fiercer and is a better hunter than the male lion.
• Lions live for about 15 years in the wild, and up to twice as long in captivity.
• Lions are not wanton killers; they slay only to survive.
• An adult lion's roar can be heard from over 5 miles away.
• A group of lions is called a pride.
• Lions spend most of their day sleeping.
• The color of the Lion helps it blend in with the land around it.
• Lions live in mostly in Africa but there are still some in India.
• A Lion's mane gets darker as the lion gets older.
• Unlike other big cats, Lions hunt in groups.
• A male Lion's body is 5 to 8 feet long and the tail is about 2 to 3 feet long.
• There are some male Lions that have been found without manes.
• All lions have short sandy brown fur.
• Lions are the only large cat that live in groups.
• Most Lion prides have about 12 lions but some may have up to 40.
• The female lion does the hunting. Female lions hunt in groups.
• Lions will hunt animals larger then them, such as giraffes, hippos, buffalo and even elephants if other food becomes scarce.
• Lions are nocturnal.
• The lion is the top of the food chain. No other animals hunt adult lions.
• Lions can see five times better than people can.
• A typical meal for a lion would be about 15 pounds of meat, although they can eat as much as 60 pounds at one meal.
• Lions have many different prey such as zebra, giraffe, warthog, impala, wildebeest and topi.

Lion Links for kids

• Lion Wallpaper Images
• Wikipedia Lion Information
• Encyclopedia of Life Lion Article