Interesting Facts About Lion
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Interesting Facts About Lion |
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- The scientific name of the lion is Panthera Leo.
- The lion is one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera.
- The weight of male lion can be more than about 250 kg.
- Lion is called Lion and Lioness is called Lioness.
- The roar of a lion is heard up to a distance of about 7 to 8 kilometers.
- Lions are found in countries like Netherlands, Albania, Bulgaria and Ethiopia.
- Lions can swim easily in water.
- Lions sleep for about 20 hours throughout the day.
- Lions mostly like to live in groups, which are called 'pride'.
- Lions can jump longer than other animals.
- Lioness is a mammal animal, female lioness feeds milk to her cubs.
- There are about 26 teeth in the lion's mouth.
- Most lions in the world are found in the forests of Africa.
- A male lion protects his family.
- Lion's children are called cubs.
- The weight of newborn children of lion is about 1 to 2 kg.
- Gir National Park in Gujarat has the highest number of Asiatic lions in India.
- There are two species of lions found all over the world – the Asiatic lion and the African lion.
- Apart from the female lioness, the lion also makes a relationship with the female tiger.
- Hybrid lion is born from the breeding of a female tiger and lioness.
- African lions are found in the continent of Africa.
- Lion is the king of the jungle.
- There are many countries in the world where the national animal is the lion.
- An adult lion can run at a speed of about 80 km/h.
- Lion Day is celebrated every year on 10th August.
- Lion was declared as the national animal of India in 1972, but later the national animal of India was changed to tiger.
- Lions have great hearing ability.
- Lions can hear the sound of their prey even from a distance of several kilometers.
- In astrology, there is also a zodiac sign of lion lion.
- Lioness arranges food for her family.
- Ashoka Pillar, the national symbol of India, also has four lions.
- Lions in the wild rarely live longer than 8 or 10 years, although lions in zoos can live up to 25 years or more.
- Lion is a carnivorous animal, which hunts wild boar, deer, zebra and giraffe etc. in the forest.
- Lions have four legs and the grip of their claws is very strong.
- The male lion has thick hair on its neck.
- The female lion does not have hair on its neck and it is smaller than the male lion.
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