female lions
Female Lions Are Democratic in Breeding, Study Finds. Motherhood is an equal-opportunity employer for female lions. A long-term study of lions in Africa shows that the females living among a group of lions consistently produce similar numbers of surviving offspring and raise them collectively. Printer Friendly. Email to a Friend.
Weight: 126 kg (277 lb) ; Height: 110 cm (44 in) Male and female lions live in a large group named a pride with their cubs. With every pride we know that there are a king or kings of the pride, but where would the pride be without resident queens - the female lion - the lioness. The number of lionesses in a pride can be from two to twenty. This number can vary on the availibility of food in the territory.
1 Scientists discover female lions are developing manes and deeper roars. 2  They evolutionary trait helps fool other prides into thinking they are males. 3  The adapted lionesses have been filmed for the first time by a BBC crew.  The World's Sneakiest Animals is set to be broadcast on Christmas Day.