However, they are also known to tire quickly after running a short distance or eating up to 70 pounds of meat in one meal.ĥ.
Despite being up to ten feet long and weighing up to 550 pounds, lions can sprint at 50 mph and leap up to 36 feet. This warning can be as loud as 114 decibels and can be heard up to five miles away.Ĥ. Both male and female lions roar to communicate their location, show their strength, and intimidate lions from other prides. Their roar is for more than just showing off. Even after the females do the work of killing the prey and bringing its meat back to the pride, the males always eat first.ģ. To satisfy a carnivorous diet made up of mammals like wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, (and sometimes rhinos, hippos, and elephants when food is scarce), females are tasked with hunting while the males patrol and protect the pride’s territory. Males regularly join and leave prides in search of mating opportunities.Ģ. Prides are formed by groups of females and their babies, also known as cubs, whelps, or lionets. African lions are incredibly social and live in communal groups known as prides, which consist of 10 - 15 lions. Read on for some of the most interesting facts about the second biggest cat in the world.ġ. Though they have no natural predators, lions are classified as vulnerable on the World Wildlife Fund’s list of endangered species. Despite the fact that they’ve somehow become known as “The King of the Jungle,” they don’t even live in the jungle, but rather in the grasslands and savannah. Lions are fierce and majestic, but also misunderstood.
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