How long can lions go without water?
Lions normally drink water every day if it is available. When researchers have observed prides of lions in the Serengeti and the nearby Ngorongoro Crater they drank after every meal. Although lions can manage...
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Example of lions excavating aardvark burrow to reach warthog
Warthogs have dens. They can make them under rocks or they can use burrows. And they tend to sleep and breed in abandon aardvark dens. These consist of a tunnel leading to a large...
What is the social organisation of lions?
The social organisation of the lion is in flux but it is useful to start at the situation that most people know which is a settled pride of lions comprising, on average, 4-5 (range...
Lion pictures – plus a map showing where they were taken
I wanted to build a page on lion pictures. But how to do it a bit differently and usefully was the question. Well, I have chosen from the forty or so Flickr photographs of...
Lion habitat – ‘at home in more open areas’
Overview: The African lion habitat includes the plains of the Serengeti in East Africa and woodlands, deserts, dry forest and scrub. Underlying these habitats is the preference for open areas. In open plains lions...
‘Leo the Lion’ – from constellation to MBM mascot
With a title like Leo the Lion we need to start at the bottom, the oldest use of this phrase, the constellation, Leo. Leo the Lion – constellation A constellation is an area of...
Lion and hyena – a celebrated rivalry
The lion and the spotted hyena, two entirely separate species occupy the same or overlapping territory on the African continent. The scientific word for this is that these two species are sympatric. They are...
History of the big cats – a summary
Here is a potted history of the big cats by a student of the wild cats – me. It is not meant to be overly heavy ?. The big cats are grouped together because...
Lion Wins nearly all the Lion vs Tiger Fights
by Yousef (Kuwait) Intro: this is Yousef’s argument about a lion versus tiger fight in response to MikeB’s article. He disagrees with me. This page has been republished. A poll on this topic that...
How do lions kill their prey?
This post is specifically about the act of killing a prey animal. I am not going to discuss the predation process as a whole i.e. the stalking and attacking elements of the kill. This...
Do leopards fight lions?
The truth of the matter is that leopards “become extremely cautious around larger predators such as lions and tigers, and prefer to retreat to cover or the safe haven of a tree rather than...
What is the meaning of the three lions on the England badge?
Sports men and women playing for the England team in various sports have a badge on their shirt depicting three lions. They wear this because it is a symbol of England. Also, the lions...
Cat species that commit infanticide
There are five cat species which commit infanticide which is defined as the ‘intentional killing of infants’. On this page I am referring to the adults of cat species who kill their infants (filicide)...
Are lions lazy?
Lions are the least active of all cats, domestic and wild. That might be a measure of laziness or it might be a measure of their effectiveness in hunting. To be ‘lazy’ means to...
Why is a lion called a lion?
The question is about the etymology of the word ‘lion’. My research informs me that the word is derived from the Latin ‘leo’ and Ancient Greek ‘leon’. Leon is also a first name for...
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