Most cats live alone. Lions live together in groups.
Lions live in a pride, a family group.
Male lions grow a shaggy mane. No other wild cat grows one.
Female lions are called lionesses. They do most of the hunting.
Lions eat meat. They hunt big animals, like zebra.
Lion cubs are born with dark spots on their fur.
A cub can drink milk from other lionesses. Not just its mother.
Lions rest as much as 20 to 21 hours a day.
A roar can be heard up to five miles away.
Lions are the second-largest big cat, after the tiger.
Words to know
- pride: a lion family
- mane: neck fur
- cub: a young lion
