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Backgrounds Gallery of   Animals - LIONS

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Ref:  00109_Lioness-in-crouch The initial charge of the lion only lasts for 50 to100 m, and if the target is quick enough to keep ahead of the predator for that distance, the lion usually abandons the attempt. Lions spend about 20 hours of each day doing absolutely nothing.

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Ref:  00108_Lioness-with-baboon-head Lioness with baboon head

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Ref:  00107_Pale-maned-male-lion An adult male can be 2.4 m long and weigh as much as 238 kg. The female is smaller and lacks the male’s heavy mane. Lions live in open country, in groups known as prides, consisting of from 6 to 30 members headed by one or two mature males.

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Ref:  00106_Lioness-on-kill Although the females are better hunters and do most of the work bringing down the prey, the males eat first, followed by the females, and lastly the cubs get their share. It is common, when prey is scarce, that the young will often starve as a result of being last in the pecking order for food. Lions prey mostly on hoofed animals, although they occasionally consume fallen fruit.

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Ref:  00105_Male-lion-reddish-thin-mane The lion is to be found in parts of eastern and southern Africa and is commonly protected in reserves, although hunting is still common. The Asiatic Lion (P.l.persica), once to be found throughout India, the Middle East and Southern Asia, is today, only to be found in the Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat, western India, a population of 290.

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Ref:  00104_Male-Lion Lion are not unduly stressed in close proximity of vehicles and allow close sightings from within a few metres. They generally ignore the vehicle occupants, provided the customary 'profile' of the vehicle is not 'broken' - stay seated, quiet and avoid movement - but then who wouldn't

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Ref:  00103_Lioness-head-down In appearance the lion is a powerfully built, muscular cat. The fur is short and generally uniform in colour, ranging from grey/buff to reddish brown in coloration with the exception of the undersides which are often white, especially in females. The back of the ears and tip of the tail are dark brown or black.

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Ref:  00102_Lioness-tongue-tip Hunting is a shared process as the individual is relatively inefficient at hunting, and cannot sustain high-speed pursuit for long periods of time. Lionesses hunt by ambush, with the majority of the hunting group chasing the prey toward individuals lying in wait who are then able to give chase over short distances before leaping on the selected animal for the kill.

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Ref:  00101_Male-lion-reclining The colour of the mane varies from a light brown to almost black and covers the sides of the face, neck and in some animals extends to the abdomen. The adolescent male begins to grow its mane at about 18 months and it continues to grow, and darken, until the cat reaches about five years of age.

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Ref:  00100_Male-lion-resting When a male lion reaches maturity it leaves its natural pride and goes in search of another pride for which it must fight for the right to join. Older or injured males are ousted by the young incoming male, who then often kills the cubs of the beaten male, thus ensuring that its own, future offspring, will have greater chance of survival.

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Ref:  00097_Male-Lion The lion is unusual amongst the cat species in that if lives in an organised social groups called prides. The pride can consist of as many as thirty to forty lions the majority of which are females and their offspring along with a small number of resident males.

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Ref:  00099_Lioness-on-rock It is common for the females within the pride to be closely related and this family bonding is often extended through communal suckling and caring of the young within the group. The territory of the pride is fixed and varies in size depending on the availability and distribution of prey. In larger territories, which can be as much as 200 square miles, prides are often split into smaller social groupings.

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Ref:  00059_Lion-male-close-up ''Panthera leo'' - Lion eyes, up close. Battlescarred mature male lion, ±7 years old in the Sabie Sands Private Game Reserve, Exeter Lodges Private Game Park. Taken from the back of an open Land Rover game viewing vehicle based at Dulini Lodge.

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