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What is the largest cat in the world?
What is the largest cat in the world?
Where do lions typically hunt?
Where do lions typically hunt?
What is the diet of a lion?
What is the diet of a lion?
How long is the gestation period of a lion?
How long is the gestation period of a lion?
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What is the typical walking gait of a lion?
What is the typical walking gait of a lion?
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Study Notes
- The lion is the second largest cat in the world, after the tiger.
- The lion is a species in the cat family Felidae, which includes tigers, leopards, and jaguars.
- The lion lives in the grasslands and savannahs of Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Lions are diurnal and typically hunt during the day.
- Lions have few predators, although man is reducing their habitat on a regular basis.
- Lionesses can turn on and kill older males in a pride.
- Lions can live twice as long in captivity.
- The lion diet is primarily meat.
- Lionesses do most of the hunting in a group of lions.
- Lions are the largest of the big cats and are the king of the jungle.
- Lions have six times more sensitive eyes than humans and are very active during the day.
- Lions mate early in their lives and the gestation period is short.
- Cubs are raised in a pride and have different roles at different ages.
- Males get darker manes as they age and the oldest males in a pride are the darkest.
- Lions walk in an unusual manner and their heels don’t touch the ground when they walk.
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Test your knowledge about lions with this informative quiz covering their habitat, behavior, hunting patterns, and unique characteristics.
