Lion Facts & Trivia
Lion Facts
- Fun Fact: Lives in small groups called prides!
- Lions are the second largest cat species in the world (behind tigers).
- The heaviest lion weighed 826 pounds.
- The roar of a lion can be heard from 5 miles away.
- 50% of lions have disappeared in the last 3 decades.
- A lion’s eyesight is five times better than a human being.
- Lions rarely eat an entire prey, leaving the rest for other animals such as vultures.
- The average male lion weighs around 400 lb.
- The average female lion weighs around 290 lb.
- Female lions usually give birth to a litter every two years.
- Lions can reach speeds of 50 mph, but only in short bursts.
- In the wild, lions rest for 20 hours a day.
- Lions are very social animals.
- Lions usually hunt at night.
- Lions in the pride share the meal.
- Lions sleep or rest 16-20 hours a day.
- Lions are the national animal of eight nations.
- 60 to 70 percent of lion cubs die within their first two years of life.
- When one lion yawns or roars, the rest of the pride often does the same.
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Felidae
Lion Movies
- Lion Ark (2013)
- Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
- African Cats (2011)
- The Last Lions (2011)
- Animals United (2010)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
- White Lion (2010)
- Lion’s Den (2008)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
- Prey (2007)
- The Wild (2006)
- Madagascar (2005)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
- Pride (2004)
- Secondhand Lions (2003)
- The Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage (2000)
- To Walk With Lions (1999)
- The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (1998)
- Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
- The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
- The Lion King (1994)
- Roar (1981)
- Living Free (1972)
- Napoleon & Samantha (1972)
- Born Free (1966)
- Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965)
- Fluffy (1965)
- The Lion (1962)
- Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)
- The Lion Hunters (1951)
- Hold The Lion Please (1942)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- The Lion Man (1936)
- Simba King of the Beasts (1928)
Lion Songs
- Heart of a Lion, by Kid Cudi
- Iron, Lion, Zion, by Bob Marley
- Lion Heart, by Jake Miller
- Lions, Tigers and Bears, by Jazmine Sullivan
- Lion’s Roar, by Asher Roth
- Lion’s Share, by Wild Beasts
- Lion in a Coma, by Animal Collective
- Lions, by Dire Straits
- Lionsong, by Bjork
- Little Lion Man, by Mumford & Sons
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight, by The Tokens
Famous Lions
- Aslan, from the movie “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”
- Alakay (“Alex”), from the movie “Madagascar”
- MGM Lion, from movie icon
- Sampson, from the movie “The Wild”
- Simba, Nala, Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi, and Sarafina, from movie “The Lion King”
- The Detroit Lions from the NFL
- The Cowardly Lion, from the movie “The Wizard of Oz”