Happy World Lion Day!In honor, here are some awesome facts about lions.Male lions sleep from 14-20 h
Happy World Lion Day!In honor, here are some awesome facts about lions.Male lions sleep from 14-20 hours a day.A female lion is called a lioness. Lionesses hunt more than male lions.A group of lions is called a pride. Lions are the most social of all the big cats and are the only cat to form groups. A lion’s roar can be heard from 5 miles away.Lions can run up to 50 mph. but for only a short time because they lack good stamina.The structure of a tiger and the structure of a lion are so similar that if you shaved the two, only an expert could tell them apart.Lionesses prefer dense, dark manes on their mates. The darkness of the mane also indicates how old a lion is. The darker the mane, the older.Less than 32,000 lions are left in the wild. To find out how you can help save the lions and other big cats, visit the National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative.Photo by: ©han via Flikr -- source link
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