Getting to know.....Lions

Photo by PMdT Photography

Both male and female lions roar, and that roar can be heard over five miles away!


Lions are the only social cats, living in groups called prides.

Photo by Richard Millar 

Lions are the second largest living feline species, second only to the tiger.

Photo by PMdT Photography

Lion cubs have spots at birth that disappear with age.

Photo by Richard Millar 

While lions are inactive up to 21 hours a day, in the darkest, coolest hours of early morning the "queens of beasts" hunt as a team to catch a communal meal.


Young males, known as nomads, then wander around, forming coalitions and surviving on their own until they reach enough strength and maturity to take over a pride of their own.

Photo by Richard Millar 

Although only one out of five hunting events is successful, dominant malesalways eat first, lionesses next, and cubs scramble for scraps and leftovers.

Photo by Richard Millar 

There are only 2 populations of lions in the world that climb trees. Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda and Lake Manyara National Park inTanzania.

A Lions lifespan is 15 years in the wild

The lion has long been considered a symbol of power and this magnificent creature still symbolizes not only power but strength and beauty as well