Lion Facts for Kids/ Amazing Lion Facts for Kids

 Lion Facts for Kids/ Amazing Lion Facts for Kids

·       Lion is a big cat also called the "king of the jungle" and also known as “King of the beasts”.

·       After Siberian tiger, lion is the second largest cat species.

·       The scientific name of the lion is Panthera Leo.

·       The word “lion” is derived from Latin word “Leo” and ancient Greek word “Leon”.

·       There are two subspecies of lions; the Asiatic lion and African lion.

·       Probably 100,000 years ago African lion and Asiatic lion split apart.

·       African lions are bigger than the Asiatic lions.

·       Lion has a muscular body, covered with short yellow-gold coat and male lion has reddish-brown to black shaggy mane.

·       The coats of young lions have light spots that disappear as they grow older.

·       The bodies of young lions and tigers without their coats are so similar that only experts can distinguish them.

·       End of their tail has a tuft of hair but the new-born cubs have no tuft.

·       Male lion has a luxurious collar of long hair around its neck which is called “mane”.

·       The maneless lions are found in Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, Dinder National Park in Sudan and in Senegal

·       The darker and fuller mane indicates a healthier animal and the growth of mane is depended on the testosterone hormone.

·       Lions live in group, which is called “pride” which has 3 or 4 male lions and 12 to 14 lionesses and the cubs.

·    When a group of male lions roam together in the wild is called the "Coalition"

·       Most of African lions are found in the dense forests of Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

·       In the past, lions were widespread in Eurasia, especially in southern Eurasia, from Greece to India.

·       Asiatic lions also known as “Indian lion” and “Persian lion” are found in Gir forest of north-western India.

·       The sound of their roar can be heard from a distance of 8 km which is a warning to other animals and predators.

·       Lions produce the sounds to communicate such as growling, snarling, mewing, roaring, purring, puffing, bleating and humming.

·       Lions are carnivorous animals so they eat the flesh or meat of other animals.

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·       Lions hunt deer, bison, as well as giraffe, buffalo, zebra, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, ostrich, small crocodile, tortoise etc.

·       Lions have very sharp eyesight so they able to see well in the dark.

·       Lions usually hunt at dusk and dawn but during the day time.

·       Adult male lion eats 16 pound and lioness eats 11 pounds of meat each day.

·       Most of hunting is done by lioness but after killing, male lion eat first and the lioness or cubs wait for their turn.

·       Mother lion hides her cubs for one or two months then introduces them to the rest of the pride.

·       The weight of the cubs is around 1.5 kg, and then they are blind but after 3 to 11 days, they able to see.

·       Cubs are also known as "whelps" and "lionets"

·       The cubs play hide and seek and wrestling with each other.

·       Mother lion gives training her cubs to hunt.

·       The cubs are often killed by predators such as hyenas and wild dogs.

·       When the male cubs are 2 to 3 years of age, they leave the pride.

·       The main threats to the lions are habitat destruction, human-lions conflict, poaching, hunting etc.

·       Now the Gir Forest is the home of 206 males, 309 females and 137 cubs and 22 are unidentified lions.

·       Now there are 20,000 African lions remain in the wild.

·       There are hybrids in the zoo such as tigon, liger and leopon.

·       The male lions can live 12 to 16 years but the lioness can live 15 to 18 years.