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About Lions.

Lions have been mistakenly called the "King of the Jungle", but the fact is, lions do not inhabit jungles. While lions have also been referred to as the "King of the Beasts", this is only partially true. Lions, in their habitats, are kings of the predatory beasts, but they can be easily backed down or killed by elephants and water buffalo. A pack of hyenas can also back down or even kill a solitory lion!

When it comes to making lions are the champions! Lions can copulate up to as many as 100 times in a 24hr period! Lions are the only true social members of the cat family and live in groups called prides. All females in a pride are related. All lactating females will allow any cub in their pride to nurse.

Males lions are the only members of the cat family to have a mane. They can usually only hold on to a pride for 2-4 years before a younger, stronger male or coalition of males throws him out and takes over. Many people only think of the females as doing the hunting, but as males spend much of their lives in search of a pride, they too must fend for themselves and are quite capable of hunting!

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