![]() ![]() Males also proclaim their presence by urinating on bushes, trees, or simply on the ground, leaving a pungent scent behind. Their distinctive roar is generally delivered in the evening before a night’s hunting and again before getting up at dawn. Lions proclaim their territory by roaring and by scent marking. Some prides have been known to use the same territory for decades, passing the area on between females. Where prey is abundant, a territory area may be as small as 20 square km (8 square miles), but if game is sparse, it may cover up to 400 square km. Each pride has a well-defined territory consisting of a core area that is strictly defended against intruding lions and a fringe area where some overlap is tolerated. The group may consist of as few as 4 or as many as 37 members, but about 15 is the average size. A pride consists of several generations of lionesses, some of which are related, a smaller number of breeding males, and their cubs. The members of a pride typically spend the day in several scattered groups that may unite to hunt or share a meal. Lions are unique among cats in that they live in a group, or pride. The lion’s coat is short and varies in colour from buff yellow, orange-brown, or silvery gray to dark brown, with a tuft on the tail tip that is usually darker than the rest of the coat. The female, or lioness, is smaller, with a body length of 1.5 metres, a shoulder height of 0.9–1.1 metres, and a weight of 120–180 kg. A full-grown male is about 1.8–2.1 metres (6–7 feet) long, excluding the 1-metre tail he stands about 1.2 metres high at the shoulder and weighs 170–230 kg (370–500 pounds). Manes make males look larger and may serve to intimidate rivals or impress prospective mates. In some lions the mane and fringe are very dark, almost black, giving the cat a majestic appearance. It may be entirely lacking it may fringe the face or it may be full and shaggy, covering the back of the head, neck, and shoulders and continuing onto the throat and chest to join a fringe along the belly. The male’s outstanding characteristic is his mane, which varies between different individuals and populations. Size and appearance vary considerably between the sexes. The lion is a well-muscled cat with a long body, large head, and short legs. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians. ![]() ![]()
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