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Animals are Amazing!

‘Lion’

pastel painting by Cindy Berceli

Lions are the second largest of the big cats, after tigers¹. They are the only known cat species where individuals roar together². A lion can leap as far as 36 feet¹. Female lions prefer to mate with males that have the longest and darkest manes³. Lions go on the hunt for food mostly from dusk till dawn, with female lions doing 85-90% of the prides hunting³. Lions signify courage, strength, and power⁴. Lions have the weakest bite of all the big cats at 650 psi⁵

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• Lions are the only known type of cat that live in groups, which are called prides. A pride has many females, their cubs and just a few males.
• The females do most of the hunting. They work together to bring down prey. This keeps them safer than if they hunted alone.
• Males have an important job too. They patrol their territory and protect the young cubs. They also make sure cubs get enough food.
• Male lions have manes. It has been thought that maybe manes protect them during fights with other lions. The color and size of a lion’s mane can also be important clues about how healthy that lion might be.
• Lions are carnivorous, meaning they survive by eating other animals. They eat almost anything including antelope, buffalo, giraffes, crocodiles, baby elephants, lizards and bugs. They have also been known to sometimes steal food from other big cats.
• Lions spend a lot of time napping – males will sleep up to 20 hours each day while females sleep up to 18!

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