Lions
Facts- Have relatively short-legged, long, muscular bodies and large heads.
- Mane varies in color from black to tawny.
- Have hooked claws and wide powerful jaws.
- Lion's roar can be heard up to 5.6 miles away by the human ear.
- They hunt only about two hours per day. The rest of their time is spent resting and sleeping.
- Lions travel in herds called prides (Hence the Disney movie "Simba's Pride").
- Each pride of lions has a territory of about 8 to 150 miles.
- In captivity lions can live up to 30 years, while in the wild they live about 12.
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