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Lion: is a species in the family Felidae; it is a muscular, deep-chested cat with a small, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. The lion is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females with a typical weight range of 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb) for males and 120 to 182 kg (265 to 400 lb) for females. Male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognisable feature of the species. A lion pride consists of a few adult males, similar females and cubs. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The species is an apex and keystone predator, although they scavenge when opportunities occur. Some lions have been known to hunt humans, although the species typically does not.
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JAN 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A new study suggests Herodotus' description of the Scythians using human skin as leather may not have been an exaggerati
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
DEC 12, 2023
Microbiology
In a new study that assessed seventeen research reports from eleven countries, scientists determined that cat ownership
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Can marine protected areas (MPAs) have a positive effect on the scuba diving industry? This is something a recent study
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
How did cats evolve into so many different species, like tigers, panthers, and domestic cats? A new study has explored c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2023
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAY 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2023
Plants & Animals
A new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz found that male California sea lions have gotten larger o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
APR 12, 2023
Plants & Animals
Four southern sea otters observed stranded off the coast of California near Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo between Febru
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JAN 20, 2023
Plants & Animals
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...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
JUL 28, 2022
Earth & The Environment
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...
Written By:
Timothy James
JAN 09, 2022
Plants & Animals
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...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 10, 2021
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 10, 2021
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...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUN 01, 2021
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
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...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 30, 2021
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 03, 2021
Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 21, 2020
Cancer
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...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
Humboldt penguins are small and easy prey for larger predators, and with that in mind, it may not come as much of a surp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2020
Plants & Animals
One thing that lion-tailed macaques and Malabar giant squirrels have in common is a passionate love for the taste of jac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 13, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most people have probably heard the popular idiom ‘the curiosity killed the cat’ at some point in their live
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 29, 2020
Plants & Animals
When it comes to wild cats, much of the spotlight gets put on nature’s largest and most fearsome, such as the lion
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard