Lion

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.
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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:

Red: where lions live

Red Fox

Facts:

  • A group of foxes is called a skulk or a leash.
  • Foxes have whiskers on their face and legs.
  • Foxes are the only type of dog capable of retracting their claws.
  • There are 13 species of foxes alive today.
  • Foxes can make 40 different sounds.
Red Fox hunting a mouse

Info:

COMMON NAME: Red Fox

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Vulpes vulpes

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Omnivore

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 2 to 4 years

SIZE: Head and body: 18 to 33.75 inches; tail: 12 to 21.75 inches

WEIGHT: 6.5 to 24 pounds

SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN:


Credit to National Geographic.

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