![]() 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.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.The main objective of the lioness’s roar is to call their cubs that are beyond her visual range, but even the lioness calls for help while hunting a strong prey or engaged in a fight with an adversary. Although male lions roar much louder, females roar as well. They may roar to call for help once they have the prey surrounded, but never before that. Contrary to what many uninformed people believe, a lion which is planning to kill, will never roar as that would scare away the prey and thus the purpose will be lost. Warnings and calls for help from a fellow lion in the pride are also differentiated from the roars of lions that do not belong to the pride. To the human ear, it may seem like all roars are more or less the same, but lions are able to clearly distinguish between instructions from the higher ranking lion to fight, escape or to relax. Without roaring, neither can the guard lion warn the lionesses and cubs, nor can the other males in the pride come to fight off the intruders. Such communication would be vital especially if a patrolling lion of the pride finds intruding male lions on their territory because that leads to violent and bloody fights. As the area of a pride stretches over many miles, the hunters and the guards must communicate with each other through their loud roars which can be heard by even the less sensitive human ears from over a distance of five miles. While patrolling, especially during the night, male lions often roar to assure the females of the safety within the pride’s land. Lions are territorial animals and they maintain their perimeter by patrolling the borders of their land to keep intruders out. A pride of lions consist of one alpha male along with a few other males, almost up to a dozen lionesses and the cubs. Roaring is the natural sound that a lion makes to communicate with other lions and lionesses within the pride but that is not the only reason why a lion roars.
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