Let's Celebrate World Lion Day!

August 10 is a special day for the poster-species of the cat family, the Lion. because August 10 is World Lion Day!

As all day dedicated to a certain animal, World Lion Day purpose is to celebrate and raise awareness about the beautiful and majestic creature, the Lion or scientifically known as Panthera Leo.

And to celebrate the Word Lion Day, I will be giving 10 amazing facts about the every graceful Lion.

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10 Lion Facts To Celebrate World Lion Day

1. Not Social Awkward

Lions are the only living cat species known to be social, they live in a group called Pride. With usually one male as the leader -- and in some rare case there can even be 3 males.

2. Hear Them Roar!

A Lion's roar is loud and intimidating, one of the most terrifying sounds in the animal kingdom. Male Lion's roar can be heard as far as 8 km. He mainly uses it as a border patrol or to warn potential male rivals and neighboring pride that he owns that territory.

3. Athleticism That No Human Can Match

An adult Lion can do a sprint in a quick burst of speed for a short period of time, they can go as fast as 80 km/h. They can also leap as far as 11 meters. Yikes! Good luck outrunning one.

4. Health Is Wealth

Male Lions are the only known big cat species to have manes. A Lion's mane can be a symbol of health and potency, and a healthy mane is thick and dark. A male Lion with a healthy mane will most likely attract more female Lions. It seems Lioness like suave male Lions.

5. Kings of the Savannah

Lions are famously referred to as 'King of the Jungle', but they are actually, in fact, most commonly found in savannahs, grasslands, and plains. And not in jungles.

6. Professional Snoozers

Lions are the laziest of all the big cat species. A Lions day usually goes like this: It spends 2-3 hours hunting, about an hour of eating, and sleeps for 20 hours.

7. The Second Largest Big Cat

Lions only comes second and the title holder of 'The World Largest Living Big Cat' goes to the Tigers. On an average, a Lion will weight 150-250 kg, while the tiger can weight up 170-300 kg.

8. Lions Once Roamed The Globe

Lions were once found throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe. Now Wild population of Lions can now be only found in Africa.

9. Made for the Big screen

Lions hold the numbers on appearing multiple times on the big screen, from cameos and some even have their own movies, take that tigers! But perhaps the most well-known Lion appearing on the big screen is Leo. Leo the Lion is the roaring Lion that you see on MGM logo and the opening sequence of MGM films.

10. Top Dog, ermm Lion

The Lion is an Alpha or Apex predator; meaning it's the top of the food chain and has no real predator with the exception of human.

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The Lions are still in Vulnerable status, with the wild population estimated as few as 20,000, or even less. They haven't recovered ever since they were declared as vulnerable in the year 1996. With a 42% population decrease in 21 years. They are disappearing from the wild at a rapid rate, the two primary reasons being habitat loss, and poaching.

Lions are amazing creatures and there more interesting and amazing facts about lions than one's I shared, but for now, will be limiting them to 10. Maybe in the future, I'll share more. In the mean time, if you want to learn more on the Lion conservation you can go to www.panthera.org and ewasolions.org.

Cheers!
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