There is much to learn about lions, even for the veteran safari lover. Perhaps it was the classic movie, ‘The Lion King’ that first piqued your interest. Or the wonderful wildlife programmes that bring the wilderness into our living rooms. Whatever it was that first interested you, you’r...
A lion’s roar is one of the loudest sounds in the animal kingdom and can be heard from up to 5 miles away. Roars help lions communicate with their pride, mark their territory, and scare off rivals. Embed from Getty Images 6. Cubs are born with spots. Lion cubs are born with faint...
After three years of age, male cubs are expelled from the pride. These male cubs go to another kingdom to take over another pride. The battle takes place between the intruder and main lion of pride. If the intruder wins the battle, he kills all the cubs and mates with lionesses and se...
The female lion’s gestation period (pregnancy) is a little over 100 days. Lionesses will usually have one to four cubs, which they keep in a den (a secluded area). Cubs are born blind and weigh between 2 and 5 lbs at birth. Their eyes will open about a week after birth. The lion...
10. Cubs, Lionets, and Whelps: The Young of Lions Lions are majestic creatures, and their young are just as impressive. The young of a lion are known as cubs, lionets, or whelps. Cubs are born with a spotted coat, which they lose as they grow older. They are born blind and rely...
Lion cubs suckle on milk until they are about six months old and although they won’t begin actively hunting until they are about a year old, lion cubs start to eat meat after 12 weeks or so. Like most big cats, lions live about 10 to 15 years. In captivity, lions have lived quite...
Mountain lion coats are a grayish tan to a reddish hue, and the animal features lighter parts underneath. The end of a cougar’s tail is black, and the cat has black markings on its ears and face. An amazing fact about cougars is that they can jump 20 feet into the air. This ...
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Female cheetahs give birth to around 3 cubs at a time. In the first few weeks, she moves the cubs from den to den, hiding them while she goes out hunting. At this point, they are very vulnerable to predators such as large eagles,lions, hyenas, and baboons. ...
Gestation periods range from about 90-105 days. Litters can range between 1 to 6 cubs, although 2 to 3 cubs are the most common litter size. Due to the extreme conditions Amur leopards live in, it takes longer to raise an adolescent to independence than the leopard subspecies in Africa. ...