Feline facts:
There is usually a cub that is dominant in each tiger litter. The dominant cub is number one in play and the cub has a tendency to be more active than the rest of the litter. The dominant cub usually leaves the litter quite early.
Lion cubs only become independent when they are about sixteen months old. The males leave the pride, yet the female cubs stay on.
The existence of both lions and tigers is endangered in the wild. Cats come in two groups; these are domestic cats and the other group includes large cats such as lion, tigers, leopards, Black Panther, the jaguar as well as other species. All cats hunt by stalking their prey in complete silence.
Lions:
The lion, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, is at risk in the wild, which means that unless steps are taken to curb this trend, the lion could become extinct. A pride of lions usually consists of 35 animals. Female lionesses usually do all the hunting, with the pride working in a team as they hunt. The lion pride usually consists of a male and a couple of females. While the job of the lion is to protect the pride the females are usually the hunters. The coat of the lion is the colour of dried grass in order to keep the cats camouflaged so that they can hunt undetected. The jaw of the lion can be opened up 28 cm wide which enables it to kill buck or zebra with ease. The roar of the lion is said to be the loudest of all cats.
Tigers:
Tigers are larger and more agile than lions, but lions are better equipped than tigers physically.
Tigers hunt in the dark and their gold colour and markings are ideal camouflage in the surrounding jungle environment in which they hunt.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the authority on the conservation of all animals. The tiger is on the red list as being endangered, and what is saddest of all is that there are only about 3 500 tigers left in the wild.
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