More About Lions

The lion is most muscular and powerful among the cats. The other name of lion is the Panthera leo, and it belongs to category Panthera. Some reports say the average weight of the males is the 250 kg. Doesnt matter, what I have written in previous posts, this information is latest to me.There are mainly two breeds of lion,one is Asian or Indian lion , now found only in Gir National Park, Gujrat, and the other is the African lion found in the Saharan areas of Africa.Approximately ten thousand years back, the lion was second most populous creature after mankind on earth. There privileged areas were almost full African continent, most parts of Europe and Russia to India. Lion had their presence in America as well, in the parts of Peru.

Average age of lion is 13 years in jungle and in human custody , it goes to 20 years in many cases. In jungle, male is needed to arrange for the meal, and in fights , he eventually reduces his energy and life span gets reduced in his case to only ten years. Male lion are characterized by thick brown black hair encircling the head. Male and female roar can be heard from 8 kilometers in jungle.

Another behavior of female lion is well treatment to the cubs.Mothers help the young at every moment in nurturing.
Group hunting makes them possible hence the buffaloes,rhinos,hippos and girrafes are vulnerable to such groups. Female lion makes 80% of the total hunts done by the group.


The amazing characteristic, which distinguishes lion from other cats is its nature of being social. Their tendency to live in groups is more than any other cat breed. A lion is a group leader to few females, offspring, young males.Females usually hunt, in large groups.Regarding the taste of human blood, it is believed that lion until lion hasn't tasted it, it stays away, but once lion has tasted human blood, lion cant resist for it.

But the king of jungle is now struggling for its very existence. About forty percent of the population has been reduced in the last two decades in Africa. In the African continent , the lions remained a few only. But now sincere efforts have been started. Zoos all over the world are making possible the movement to save this species.

The King of Jungle

Now let us commence this blog with wild life, later we shall come to the pet animals.

This post is about the king of jungle, your guess is write, its the king who can make a biggest jump of 12 feet vertically and 36 feet horizontally with weight of 150+ kg. We are talking about the lion.

Following are the breeds of the lion

Asiatic Lion,
West African Lion,
Northeast Congo Lion,
East African or Massai Lion,
Southwest African or Katanga Lion,
Southeast African Lion or Transvaal Lion
(as I found on the wikianswers)


and below are the other facts, about the lion :

Scientific name: Panthera leo (Was Felis leo until recently.)
Family: Felidae, Order: Carnivora, Class: Mammalia.
Male: Avg. Length: 9 ft. (2.7 meters), weight: 350-400 lbs. (157-180 Kg.).
Height: 36 in. (90cm.)
Female: Avg. Length: 8 ft. (2.4 meters), weight: 250-300 lbs. (112.5-136 Kg.).
Height: 30 in. (75 cm)
(Lengths include the tail. Height measured at the shoulder.)
No. of teeth: 30
Lifespan: 12 years in the wild, 20 years in captivity. Females typically live a few more years in the wild.
Maximum speed: 30 mph over 50 yds. ( 48 kph. over 46 m.)
Biggest Jump: 12 ft. (3.7 m.) vertical, 36 ft. (10.8 m.) horizontal.
Gestation period: 105-115 days.
Body Temperature: 101 deg. F (38.33 deg C)

So, its enough knowing in this blog post.