Tigers are Superior to Lions

I will be defending the lion. I say that a lion is far more superior than a tiger. The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. Weights for adult lions range between an average of 330–550 lbs. for males and roughly 264–400 lbs. for females. With some males exceeding 550 lbs. in weight. Until the late Pleistocene, about 10,000 years ago, the lion was the most widespread large land mammal after humans. Lions live for ten to fourteen years in the wild, while in captivity they can live longer than twenty years. Lions are unusually social compared to other cats. A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males [1]. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large animals. Lions are apex and keystone predators, although they scavenge as opportunity allows. While lions do not typically hunt humans, some have been known to do so. The male lion is easily recognised by its mane, and its face is one of the most widely recognised animal symbols in human culture. The lion is the tallest of all living cats, averaging about 5.5 in. taller than the tiger. Lions are the only members of the cat family to display obvious sexual dimorphism—that is, males and females look distinctly different. They also have specialized roles that each gender plays in the pride [3]. During confrontations with others, the mane makes the lion look larger. Lions tend to vary in size depending on their environment and area, resulting in a wide spread in recorded weights. For instance, lions in southern Africa tend to be about 5 percent heavier than those in East Africa, in general. Lions spend much of their time resting and are inactive for about 20 hours per day. Although lions can be active at any time, their activity generally peaks after dusk with a period of socializing, grooming, and POOPING. Intermittent bursts of activity follow through the night hours until dawn, when hunting most often takes place. They spend an average of two hours a day walking and around 50 minutes of eating. The lion is quite capable of fending off a tiger as seen in the video. The lion is superior to a tiger not only because the lion is a better fighter. The lion has a greater chance of survival as seen in these numbers: Tigers: Today, an estimated total of around 3,000-4,500 exist in the wild [4]. Lions Today, fewer than 21,000 remain in all of Africa [5]. These number prove that a lion is superior to a tiger. If we look back at the dictionary definition of "superior," we see that under 4a it states: "greater in quantity or numbers." The lion has the nickname "King of the Beasts," therefore, he is better than his kind. A lion's genus, Panthera, and his family, Felidae, are the exact SAME as a tiger, making the tiger part of the lion's "kind." As we can see in 4b of my definition of "superior" it states: "excellent of its kind : better." That'll do. http://www.youtube.com... Sources: [1] http://kids.nationalgeographic.com... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org... [3] http://animals.nationalgeographic.com... [4] http://www.defenders.org... [5] http://www.defenders.org...