Tagged: lion

Lion pride

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...

Lions including 2 white lions, asleep on the road in Kruger NP.

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...

Competition between lions and hyenas is well documented

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...

Lion and tiger cubs are best buddies

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...

Lion kills zebra

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...

Leopard escapes lion in tree

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...

Domestic cat infanticide

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)...

Lions Serengeti

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...

Lion

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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