Lion Trivia Did you know this about Lions?
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Like many cats, lionesses head-butt in greeting.
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Lions normally walk 2.4 miles per hour (4 kilometres per hour), but can run 29 – 35 miles per hour. Lions are also able to leap distances of up to 36 feet.
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Most lion hunts fail. Out of 62 lion stalks observed in one study, only 10 were successful.
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Female lions will suckle another female lions young.
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Lion cubs preyed upon by leopards and hyenas.
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When a lion roars it can be heard up to five miles away.
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Lions can be diurnal, nocturnal or crepuscular.
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Lions mark their territory by roaring, urinating and patrolling.
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Lions rest up to 20 hours a day.
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Lions will normally hunt in open country at night and in heavier vegetation during the day.
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Lions are the only big cats that live in social groups called ‘prides’.
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Asian lions live in smaller prides, are smaller in size and have smaller manes than African lions.
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Some male lions do not have manes, they are seen most often in East Africa.
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Lions are the only members of the cat family to have males and females that look distinctly different.
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Only lions have a tuft of dark hairs on the tips of their tails, which helps them communicate with other lions in their pride.
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Lions can often survive in extreme drought conditions, eating tsama melons for moisture in the Kalahari Desert.