With their stereotypical ferocious outer appearance yet a soft, community driven spirit, it is no wonder that lions are used as metaphors to represent sporting teams, community centres and countries alike. Lions are quite possibly one of the most fascinating creatures in the world. Most lionesses have cubs by the age of four. They give birth once every two years with the cubs eating meat after three months and are continued to be nursed three months after. Lionesses baby sit each other's cubs too, which demonstrates the amount of care and respect they have. If this is the case, other lionesses will allow the cub to suckle despite it not being their own. Lion CubsĬubs come in litters of between one to five babies and are either carefully nurtured or completely neglected. These animals are mostly known for their ferocious roar but they do also make other noises including meowing, woofing, purring, coughing and hissing. They show their affection by head rubbing and licking. Lions are affectionate and playful when resting, which can usually take up to 16 - 20 hours a day, and extremely defensive and nasty when food is on the scene. This is their part to keep their pride thriving and growing. It can take up to four hours to finish a meal and can drink for an extremely long time straight after.īasically the male lions defend and protect their territory as females hunt. Males eat the prey first despite the females usually catching it. They dominate and promote fear in other animals, such as cheetahs and leopards, so that they do not prey the same time that lions do.
Lions can be extremely aggressive and have been seen hunting hyenas, killing them and not eating their prey. This warfare goes beyond food it is also the problem of territorial boundaries being crossed. These animals will fight and steal each other's food. Their main competition is spotted hyenas that often go for the same prey as lions. Males defend their territory, be it open woodland or scrub, through urinating to mark the area, roaring to promote fear and literally chasing off any intruders. A lot of the time their food is scavenged. Their diet consists of prey as large as elephants, hyenas, hippos, rhinos, etc to something as small as lizard and mice. Each lion begins to develop their own unique role that's specific to contributing to the success of killing the intended prey. Their technique and skill is highly praised for its complexity and precision. One group chases the animals to a certain area whilst another group waits to ambush the victims. Sidebar Nav More information on Lions Lioness the Prowessįemales are the prime hunters and work together to prey.
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