While the lions we’ve come to know reside in Africa — particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, there is a small subspecies known ...

They also take the lead on raising lion cubs communally. Male lions are responsible for protecting the pride from other lions and predators such as wild dogs and hyenas. These adult males fiercely ...

4. The darker a lion’s mane, the older he is A good way to guess a male lion’s age is from inspecting the darkness of his mane (from a distance of course). The darker the mane, the older the lion.

They say that cats have nine lives, but they don’t say that about the Serengeti lion ... also alert for adult males, including those “resident” with the pride. (Male lions, not strictly ...

The real truth is a little different. “We think of the male lion being the king and leader of a pride, however, males will leave the pride once they’ve reached puberty in search of new land ...

and inspecting their tiny paws and ears The first health check of three lion cubs has revealed that two of them are males and the third is a female. Staff at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire said 11 ...