
Facts:
- Every once in a while, a female lion grows a mane. No one really knows why.
- Lions are the second largest big cat species in the world.
- Lions are the national animal of Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, England, Ethiopia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Singapore.
- Lionesses are better hunters than males and do most of the hunting for a pride.
- The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 klilometers away.
- When lions are born they have blue eyes but when they get older (around 3 months) there eyes change to brown.
- Female lions are attracted to males with darker manes.
- lions can live up to 12 years in the wild.
INFO:
COMMON NAME: African Lion
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Panthera leo
TYPE: Mammals
DIET: Carnivore
GROUP NAME: Pride
SIZE: Head and body: 4.5 to 6.5 feet; tail: 26.25 to 39.5 inches
WEIGHT: 265 to 420 pounds
SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN:










Interesting how lions are not the national animal of any countries in Africa, yet so many other countries. 🤔
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