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Lion Facts: Here are Some Interesting Facts Of The Lions

Lion, commonly known as the King of Jungle, is a symbol of strength and power. Lion is the most charismatic and fascinating animal in the whole world and everything is different in this high-profile celebrity in the animal kingdom. Everyone wants to see this big cat and here we are with some of the very interesting facts about lions.

Lion Facts: Know About Some Interesting Facts Of The Lions

 

Some Interesting Facts About Lions

Read below some interesting facts about the Lion.

# African lions live in groups or you can also say pride and one pride contains around 15 lions. This is the reason they are more social among other big cats.

# Female lions do the hunting and male lions eat first. The designated work for male lions is defending the pride’s territory.

# These majestic cats are threatened by habitat loss. The lion is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The lions were once found throughout Africa

# The lions were once found throughout Africa, Asia and Europe but now they only exist in Africa with one exception. The last remaining Asiatic lions are found in Sasan-Gir National Park in India, which was primarily created to protect the species. Currently, there are approximately 350-400 lions in the park.

# You people can hear the roar from as far as 5 miles away.

# A lion can run for short distances at 50 mph and leap as far as 36 feet.

# Even though the lion is sometimes referred to as the “king of the jungle,” it actually only lives in grasslands and plains. The expression may have come from an incorrect association between Africa and jungles or may refer to a less literal meaning of the word jungle.

# You can know the age of the lion from the darkness of his mane. The darker the mane, the older the lion.

# Its way of walking is different and lions don’t touch their heels to the ground when they walk.

# Lion loves to sleep and can sleep up to 20hours a day.

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