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What is the largest cat in the world?
Where do lions typically hunt?
What is the diet 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?
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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.
