Hey guys it's Kerry
Happy world lion day I'm showing you some of my jumbo sized
animals first and then I'm going to show you individual family groups of lions
one of the best conservation success stories
is the Asiatic lions more than 680
are spread across 30 000 square kilometers and thriving in Gujarat in
the Gir national park I'm going to give you some really
interesting lion facts
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they have three types of teeth incisors
the smallest teeth at the front are used for gripping and tearing meat
their canines the four largest teeth are used to rip skin and tear away at
meat
the carnassials are the sharpest teeth at the back of their mouth and act like
a pair of scissors to cut meat
giraffe their kick is their best form of defense
it can generate an impact of 2 000 pounds per square inch
a tiger's best weapon is its 10 centimeter claws they are used to grasp
and hold on to prey
rhino their best weapons are their lower
incisors as well as their formidable size and speed
zebra they will viciously fight any human that comes too close
they are known to kick each other to death and to kick a lion's head right
off
hippo they are very aggressive creatures
and have very sharp teeth they can also crush a human to death
okapi their aggressive behaviour includes
kicking head throwing and slaps using the side
or top of head as a blow to the flank or rump
this is usually about rights to mate
lion's claws are protractable meaning that at rest the claws are
sheathed when the animal flexes certain muscles in the foot the claws are forced
out lions can be seen scratching their claws
against a tree trunk this is done for two reasons
firstly to sharpen the claws and also to clean them as the claws grow
the keratin outer layer is shed and needs to be constantly removed from
the claw they also have this behaviour to mark
their territory lions have interdigital scent glands
in between their toes this means by stretching out the toes the scent is
released onto whatever they happen to be scratching at
this is usually done on a tree
a lion's paw can be between 6.4 and 15.2 centimeters long
and are nearly circular
lion's paw pads are designed to absorb the impact of a fall on the lion's legs
these pads also help by minimizing vibrations they create on the ground
making their movements virtually silent they have a very deadly and powerful
paw swipe they can open their jaws up to 28
centimeters wide giving them one of the animal kingdom's biggest bites
their tongue is as rough as sandpaper and covered in
tiny spines if a lion licked the back of your hand
only a few times you would be left without any skin
lion cubs are born with a grayish woolly coat with dark spots covering
most of the back, legs and face these spots act as camouflage helping
the cup]bs to blend in with their surroundings to make them almost
invisible in bushes or long grass the spots begin to fade at about three
months of age although some keep them longer
as the cubs get older their fur gradually turns to a thicker and more
golden color
the male cubs begin to grow longer hair around their chest and necks at 12 to 14
months of age this is the beginning of their mane
which will not have grown properly until they reach the age of two
the mane continues to get longer and darker with age
in some lions it can stretch across their tummies and even onto their back
legs
their whiskers are very sensitive and they are used to help them feel
things around them each whisker has a black spot at its
root because no two lions have the same
pattern it is possible for researchers to tell them apart by the whisker spots
on the top row
a female will raise their tail to give a follow me signal to their cubs and also
use it to communicate with each other when hunting prey
it also shows how they're feeling by flicking its tail a lion can warn
others to stay away because it is in a bad mood
lion's eyes are quite large with round pupils that are three times as big as
humans a second eyelid called a nictitating
membrane helps to clean and protect the eye
lions can't move their eyes from side to side very well so have to move their
whole head when they want to look in different directions
at night a reflective coating on the back of the eye helps to reflect the
moonlight this makes a lion's eyesight eight times
better than that of a human
they also have a white patch of fur below their eyes which helps to reflect
even more light back into the eye
lions have scent glands around their chin lips cheeks whiskers tail
and in between their toes these glands produce an oily substance
to keep their fur healthy and waterproof lions have a good sense of hearing they
can turn their ears in different directions to listen to sounds all
around them and are able to hear their prey from a long way away
with reproduction while consorting they keep within one to
three meters of each other the female becomes quite excited and
jumps up and lies down and twists around on her back
the male follows the female at all times he may lick her neck
back or genital area which is uncommon behaviour outside of courtship
the male will smell the females urine or vulva to assess receptivity
which will invoke the fFlehmen response when she is ready
the female invites copulation by lordosis a reflexive behavior in felids
mating can continue for a period of approximately three to four days
copulations are brief but frequent lasting a minute or less
and may occur as often as three times per hour
the female is known to purr loudly and sometimes emits a deep growl
the male gently bites the female's neck to induce passivity in the female
the lion's penis has spines that point backwards
during withdrawal spines rake the walls of the female's
vagina which helps with ovulation
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and here are all the male lions I love to read and reply to all of your
comments and the females with their cubs
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