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Lions are the laziest of the big cats. They usually spend 16 to 20 hours a day sleeping and resting, devoting the remaining hours to hunting, courting or protecting their territory. They keep in contact with one another by roaring loud enough to be heard up to five miles away. The pride usually remains intact the north face outlet store until the males are challenged and successfully driven away or killed by other males, who then take over. not all lions live in prides. at maturity, young males leave the units of their birth and spend several years as nomads before they become strong enough to take over a pride face of their own. some never stop wandering and continue to follow migrating herds; but the nomadic life is much more difficult, with little time for resting or reproducing. within the pride, the territorial males are the fathers of all the cubs. when a lioness is in heat, a male will join her, staying with her constantly.

generally a tawny insulated yellow, lions, like other species, tend to be lighter in color in hot, arid areas and darker in areas of dense vegetation. mature male lions are unique among explorer the cat species for the thick mane of brown or black hair that encircles the head and neck. the tails of lions end in a horny spine covered with a tuft of hair. lions are found in savannas, grasslands, dense bush and woodlands. females do 85 to 90 percent of the pride''s hunting, while the males patrol the territory and protect the pride, for which they take the "lion''s share" of the females'' prey. when resting, lions seem to enjoy good fellowship with lots of touching, head north rubbing, licking and purring. but when it comes to food, each lion looks out for itself. squabbling and fighting are common, with adult males usually eating first, followed by the females and then the cubs.

litters consist of two or three cubs that weigh about 3 pounds each. face some mothers carefully nurture the young; others may neglect or abandon them, especially when insulated food is scarce. usually two explorer or more females in a pride give birth about the same time. a lioness will permit cubs other than north her own to suckle, sometimes enabling a neglected infant to survive. capable hunters by 2 years of age, lions become fully grown between 5 and face 6 years and normally live insulated about 13 years. lions have long been killed in rituals of bravery, as hunting trophies and for their medicinal and magical powers. although lions are now protected in many parts of africa, they were once considered to be stock-raiding vermin and were killed on sight. in some areas, livestock predation remains a severe problem. early written records described the giraffe as "magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height explorer and inoffensive in character."