Lion's Life

Lion is the King of the Jungle:

        Lions have been mistakenly called the "king of the Jungle," but the fact is, lions do not inhabit jungles. 
While lions have also been referred to as the "king of the beasts," this is only partially true. Lions, in their habitats, are kings of the predatory beasts, but they can be easily backed down or killed by elephants and water buffalo. A pack of hyenas can also back down or even kill a solitary lion!

 Why are lions considered the "king of the jungle"? Do any lions even live in jungles? I thought they all lived in massive fields.
 Yes, lions do live in heavily wooded areas as well as savanna and desert areas. They've become the king of the jungle because they are the largest and most feared of the large cats. During the construction of early railroads in Africa, that reputation of the "king" became well known as lions became man-eaters. However, it was mostly older lions who could no longer catch prey and therefore opted to go after humans. An adult male lion can be 500 pounds and with a full mane is one of the most impressive cats you will ever see, and one which, I believe, deserves the title of "king."

Why Is Lion Called The King Of The Jungle?

we all know that lion is considered as the sign of power and strength in the world. We often referring the strong people as lion hearted. Many shields awarded to the players are engraved with the figure of the lion, as a sign of strength. We can see the picture of  lion on some flags also. Normally lion is considered as a powerful animal in the forest. It is also known as the “king of the jungle”, as it attacks so quickly that the victim does not get any time to protect itself. It attacks the big animals like wild giraffe from behind and then tears them apart with the help of its paws and teeth. Due to this quickness and power, it is known as the king of the jungle.

About 2000 years ago, lions were found in several parts of Europe but slowly they were wiped off. Now they are found in the jungles of North West India and Africa. Lion comes under the cat family. It is carnivorous as it lives on the flesh of wild animals.

The adult lion is about 3 metres long and its weight varies from 180 kg to 225kgs.The lioness is smaller in size and it hunts and kills the prey. Lion is famous for its roar.

The lion lives in family groups known as ‘prides’ of 4 to 30 in the forest. The lion rests in day time and kills the animals at night. It prey the animals like deer, jackal, bear, zebra etc. It does not attack the hippopotamus and elephants. It does not attack any body if it left alone in the jungle. However on being attacked, it turns extremely ferocious.

When the lion get the taste of the human flesh then it becomes man eater and starts living in the forest near the villages. Whenever they get the chance, they kill man,goats, sheep etc. We can see the lions in the circus performing tricks and they can also be domesticated.

Lions and People

Researchers conclude that bush pigs, an agricultural pest that drives out zebra, impala and other natural lion prey, are to blame.

The lions enter villages searching for pigs and end up attacking people. More than 18 percent of the attacks are on children under age 10. More than two-thirds of the attacks are on adult men, who are known to sleep in their fields to protect crops from the pigs. Some of the attacks occur when villagers use outdoor toilets.

      The solution, the scientists say, is to control the spread of pigs.

"People in the United States often tend to think of lions, tigers, etc. as cute and cuddly because we don't know what it's like to live with predatory animals who threaten us and our families," said University of Minnesota ecologist Craig Packer, who led the study. "That's because 150 years or so ago, our ancestors in the United States killed off the most dangerous predators in the country."

In other news today, a group of scientists proposed releasing lions, cheetahs and other predators from Africa into the wilds of America, to create a Pleistocene ecosystem similar to that which was destroyed by early human hunters.

        "We need to understand that Africans ... are responding in the same way our ancestors did," Packer said. "Most conservationists regret the way cougars and wolves were largely exterminated from the United States in the 19th Century, but we still have time to help Africans live with lions. Our primary concern is to protect people and their livestock without eradicating the lions. But people obviously come first."

        "Human population growth has led to encroachment into wildlife areas and depletion of natural prey populations, but attempting to sustain viable populations of African lions places rural people at risk of their lives and livelihoods in one of the poorest countries of the world," Packer and his colleagues write. "Mitigation of this fundamental conflict must take priority for any lion conservation strategy in Africa."