TEN FACTS ABOUT LIONS

1. Lions usually live in groups of 10 or 15 animals called prides.

2. An adult male's roar can be heard up to 8km away.

3 A female lion needs 5kg of meat a day. A male needs 7kg or more a day.

4 The name for a baby lion is a cub, whelp or lionet.

5 Female lions do 85-90% of the prides hunting, whilst the male lions patrol the territory and protect the pride.

6 In the wild, lions live for an average of 12 years and up to 16 years. They live up to 25 years in captivity.

7 Lions go on the hunt for food mostly from dusk till dawn.

8 Female lions reach two-thirds of their adult size by the time they are two years old.

9 Lions run at a speed of up to 81kmph.

10 Lions hunt large animals such as zebra and wildebeest.