1. Basic Facts
- Scientific name : Panthera leo
Family : Felidae , Order : Carnivora , Class : Mammalia .
Male : Average . Length : 9 ft ( 2.7 meters ) , weight : 350-400 lbs . ( 157-180 Kg. ) . ( 157-180 Kg. ) .
Height: 36 inches ( 90cm . )
Female : Female : Average . Length : 8 feet ( 2.4 meters ) , weight : 250-300 lbs. ( 112.5-136 Kg. ) . ( 112.5 to 136 Kg. ) .
Height : 30 in . ( 75 cm ) Height: 30 in ( 75 cm ) ( length including the tail measured at the height of the shoulders .. )
Number of teeth : 30
Lifespan : 12 years in the wild , 20 years in captivity . Females usually live a few more years in the wild .
Maximum speed : 30 mph over 50 yds . ( 48 kilometers per hour over 46 m .. )
The biggest jumps : 12 ft ( 3.7 m ) of vertical , 36 ft ( 10.8 m ) horizontal .
Gestation period : 105-115 days.
Body Temperature : 101 degrees . F ( 38.33 degrees C )
2. Source Food And Digestion Food
In search of food is the main figure of the female , the males will depend on perburuna females in the group . After getting hunted male lion who are welcome to eat first and then followed by the females and children. Sometimes a male lion will hunt during the hunting patrol the area and the results will be enjoyed alone .
The lion will hunt all species of mammals were dating him , the most common large mammals such as :
· Buffalo
· Zebra
· reindeer
· gemsbok
· Hartebeest
· Warthog
· Kob
· Impala
· Gazelle
Lion's teeth are designed with very strong for hunting . They did not chew their food just cut and food menalan cut pieces in a hierarchy . This is due to the inability of all kinds of cats in memggerakkan their jaws .
Lion digestive system similar to humans . Single hull . Digestion is very simple because they only eat meat , meat Diman highly digestible without the need for special treatment as well as cellulose digestion . Cats generally have the shortest channel of all animals .
3. Hunting
The hunt for food is dominated by females , while the males are not too many acts in search of food , but only if the prey is too large then penjantan will help bring down prey big and strong as an ox . Dominasai cooperation between females in search of food depends on easy and difficult prey for the disabled , the stronger prey then teamwork will be more visible .
Lion hunt at night and most often in the morning, they avoid daylight for resdiko look bigger prey and heat . They hunt with a very organized, they wait for prey complacent and menyerggap when prey drinking .
When stalking prey , lions will take an attitude lowers his head and remained locked view to the prey . If the prey to look towards the lion then immediately lion will be silent and conceal jkepalanya . This is continued until signs of lions get the optimal distance is [ 20-30 m ] . After a lion had entered this distance , lions pounce and chase ended rather abruptly .
Having managed to catch the lion will grab prey . The lion is not a strong runner so that a distance close to catching prey . Perburruan done in 2 stages , they will lead the prey down and under the other lions would be prepared to ambush prey . In many cases hunts conducted prior to ambushing prey and dilajutkan back towards the neck .
They hold prey with strong claws . Not infrequently prey will be able to escape but in the end the prey would die of wounds inflicted olehh lion attack .
The method used in this murder is made prey limp from the bite in the throat of the victim. Victims would suffocate because the air is stopped to the brain . Especially for large prey apart throat crushed another lion will help pinch the nose and mulutm prey to make the process faster kematianbisa .
The process begins by eating prey stud followed by the females and children - son. Dimuali males will begin preying on the back while the females start from the opposite direction towards the stomach .
They have a peculiar way of bertsdantap , they often scramble and fight to get a share of the dinner , after all ends they licked wounds each alin . Conceivably only for dinner .
Unlike other cats lion eating the way squat and lie down .
Although the lion is a predator that is great but the lion also eat the leaves - leaves of plants . This was done to help the digestive process .
Then what will be done by the old lions who are not able to hunt for food ?? things that often happens is they find dead prey and eat it. The only hope their life is to find prey without any resistance .
After a great meal lion will sleep a full day , and spend the day - next to the little things until the fourth day , they will begin the hunt again on day six .