R.I.P Cecil the lion!, page-28

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...fish-cats-science-primate-oldest-animal-clam/


http://www.lions.org/lion-the-animal-more.html

The copy and paste is from, and found in, the directly above web address.

Interesting information:

• The largest lion was recorded to be nearly 700 pounds and nearly 11 foot long.
• The oldest lion on record was nearly 29 years old.
• A lion's eyesight is five times better than a human being.
• A lion can hear prey from a mile away.
• Lions can smell nearby prey and estimate how long it was in the area.
• A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.
• Tigers are so similar to lions that without their coats, their bodies look so similar only experts can tell them apart.
• When males join a pride, they usually kill other cubs.
• Lions can go four days without drinking.
• There is less than 50 000 lions in the world today.
• The gestation period is about 110 days.