Lion Facts

A giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.

Singapore means "Lion city".

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

In 2001, a lion, tiger, and bear cub were found in a drug dealer's basement. They were moved to Noah's Ark sanctuary and have lived together as inseparable best friends ever since.

A lion's roar can be heard from more than five miles away.

In 2005, in Africa, it was reported that three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl from kidnappers and guarded her for half a day until help came.

Elephants, lions, and camels roamed Alaska 12,000 years ago.

Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.