The cute lion cub

The  baby Lion information summary Cub

Lions are some of the most lovable animals as far as the animal wild and the animal kingdom is concerned

  Lion Information:

Swahili Name:     Motto wa Simba

Scientific Name:  Panthera leo

Size:            10 TO  48 inches high

Weight: 2.2 TO  330 to 500 pounds
Open Eyes :         About 10 days
Walk: After          10 to 15 days
Run After             25 to 30 days

Lifespan:              13 years in captivity

Habitat:            Savannah woodlands

Diet:          Mothers milk, Carnivorous

Gestation:              About 105 days

Predators:     Animals &  Humans

The lion cubs born in the best African safari in the world with plenty of African wildlife gives rise to  the coming of noble King of the jungle and the head of the big five to walk the land. Born wild the first days of life, the two to four of the cute harmless cubs of the lioness are born in the bounty vast grasslands of the Savannah which holds one of the greatest animal migration in history.

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 These little cute lion babies when they are born in the lions den just like any other mountain lions, they are partially blind for the first two weeks of life. 

A lion baby shower is given day in day out and the cubs spend most of their first sixty days suckling and sleeping. By the third month they are trotting behind their mother who from her daily rounds going with the rest of the heard looking for food  has to come by once in a while and sometimes has  to stop from time to time when one of them becomes lost in the tall grass.  With plenty of food from a variety to chose from, the lion diet is mainly composed of any live or dead animal.

The lions habitat has all what it has for its diet and all the diet Africa Safari goes need to have

Since lions prefer live animals, impalas, zebras and other African animals regardless whether they are male or female, young or old, sick or well the feed will provide the lioness plenty to eat hence  produces enough milk for its cubs.

After a kill the lion or lioness if far away from home  often brings its catch next to the lions den or to a sheltered  place to  eat in shade and to protect it from other wild animals and birds. 

At six months the young lions have begun to lick and bite the prey caught by their parents.This is the time when the taste of blood, the smell of wild animals is introduced  and two months later they are weaned.

The African Lion is given the green light to roam the wildlife national parks, National reserves, zoos, animal sanctuaries, circuses and peoples homesteads.

Being part of the lion pride doesn't come about if you don't have the lions head with all the sharp canines to reap and tear down flesh. When the cub's permanent teeth start to appear after a few months, they are truly eligible to be the princes of the African Jungle with pride. 

At the end of their first year, when their milk teeth have been replaced by permanent teeth, the cubs are introduced to stalking and hunting by their mother. At this time, in the company of the big lions, there is always a lot of socializing and familiarizing themselves with what they come along with. These cute baby lions, playing, running, jumping and biting with each other is always the name and  thing of the day.

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The lions behaviour

The lions habitat is mainly composed of grassland, shrubs and scrubs in the African wilderness. During lion hunting, lions attack their prey and all the lion members of the pride come to feast together. When lions are eating their meals, all lions are very energetic and each lion will try to  seize the biggest strips  and chunks of meat, internal organs organs such as the animal liver, heart and hard bones. 

There are many interesting facts about lions. The lion with its cubs will fight over their food with their special lion growls and grunts which sometimes when not interpreted properly might change the days events during the course of the meal. The strongest of the lion's cubs ‘takes the lion’s share’.

Depending on the prevailing weather conditions, wildlife or animal poaching, diseases and luck of abundant lions prey to feed on very few cubs will survive. All baby lions will remain with their mother until 18 months old, for only then will these cute baby lion cubs  become the heir of the king of the African Savannah if they are lucky or the baby lion cubs will end up for sale in the black market due to lion poaching or endangered species.

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The Baby Lion Spotted Coat

The baby lion costume as far as this baby Simba king and also female lion are concerned, when the lion cubs are born, they have visible tawny black spots running down the spine and as the baby lion grows older, the cub's spotted coat disappears with time while some cubs tend to keep their spotted coat for eight months, and some­times it can even take longer than expected.

The baby lion lower parts tend to be white and woolly and gradually the whiteness fades away with time. What would people say if the baby lion never lost its spots. Just as baby lions and baby tigers lose their spots, nature has its own ways just as the Male lion's mane which is not found in other breeds of lions around the world. What's the easiest way to spot a lion in the African jungle on a safari or just in the wilderness and being at the wrong  time and at the wrong place.

Well just as you can distinguish a male chicken by its crown on its head. These cubs when they become adult male lions they will have mane because lions are the only part of the cat family in which males can be distinguishes from each other by their looks

 Lets not forget facts about the white baby lion. The white baby lion is part of the lions family. This white lion bread rareness has nothing to do with being an albino. Like all the rest of the lions in the wild, the rest of the lion pride take the baby lion as its own and the lion doesn't segregate. 

Keeping the Lions pride together comes with a cost of the lioness pride in the wilderness
Introduction of the cubs to the lions pride

The lions survival in the wilderness doesn't come easy. When the cubs reach about 2months old, they have to be introduced to the pride. At this time , the lioness is always defenceless when the father comes into contact with the cubs. The cubs have to win over the head of the pride slowly to be accepted pride.

The  lion cubs would tease the lion king his conflicting emotion and when the head of the pride feels contented, he starts playing with the cubs. The new cubs become part of the pride and . Mothers and sisters together with elder daughters all work together feeding and guarding the cubs as cubs turn the African Savannah into their backyard playing ground.

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The lioness has a very big challenge while protecting its young ones. The male lions take no part in raising the the cubs. The lioness has to provide food and training to hunt to the your cubs is very crucial. If attacked by a pack of dangerous hyenas, wolves, foxes and any other unwanted-animals  who would want to make a meal out of the baby king lion, the lioness has only two choices before all hell breaks lose: fight to the finish, or retreat with in her mouth and abandon the others.

Having that scenario you wouldn't have a chance to see cute or funny pictures of baby lions playing or jumping which could be breath taking to all the peaceful African safari loving tourist. Being in the wrong lion kingdom lineage might spell havoc to the young lion if the father lion suspects that its not one of its offspring. There are cases where  male lion would attack and kill all the offspring in the heard so that the mother lion can bring forth its offspring in the event of the absence of the king of the jungle or taking over of territory. If new lions want to start a family when they come to a new pride, adopting step cubs or children is way out of the question.

The new lions would kick and defeat the father of the pride. If that is done, they must kill the cubs and mate with the lioness. If the females have enough cubs, they may take on the new males and drive them away but if there is no unity in the pride and some of the lioness want to start new pride, a lot is always at stake. Fights beak out and a lot of enquiries accrue .

The grooming from the lion expert as it acquires information education  from the king of the jungle makes this baby lion a perfect dangerous machine

As the young lion-king grows he is always astonished with the adult lions behaviour during the lions social interaction. The lion cubs are always eager to learn and quickly  imitate the big lions by looking at what its father is doing whether the lion scratching the ground, tearing the bark of a tree,  sharpening his claws on the ebony or mahogany tree.

Lions roars communicating can reach mile and the threat lingers around the national parks zoos or any lions territory.
The Power of the lions paw

Day in and day out  as these baby lions start putting on weight, they start putting into use their  front legs for pouncing and jumping on each other. Although the female lions might find it normal, the male lions will always find it annoying and brush them aside thinking of their naps.

These little front paws of the cub will tend to grow stronger and  gradually be able to break bones of small animals such as Impalas, antelopes and even foxes. The paws are embedded with razor sharp nails which protrude during need and retract while not in use and with a single blow when these cubs are grown up, they can bring down any animal on the move with one strike.
As month go by the enthusiastic lions grow very quickly and during their occasional lion hunting with their mother, with a special growl the lioness orders the baby lions to lie down while she stalks her prey with stealth, smelling and sensing which animal in the lot to catch among the weak or young ones. 


The lion babies eager and inquisitive to venture into their life mentoring season remain behind quietly: they watch the lioness and the pride of lions as they lumber through the tall grass of the Savannah which provide good cover while hunting and  all the stages of the kill and learn how it is done. 


Since most hunting takes place during cloudy conditions or early hours of the evening or morning and during the dead of the night the lion king and the lioness have a better advantage as during the day the lions can be seen, smelled or heard while approaching as most of the prey have a good sense of hearing and smell and always tend to be uneasy as the king of the lions hunting technique depends on stalking within range of its prey

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During the rainy seasons when there is always plenty of lion's food, when the king of jungle has a full stomach which can last him for 3 to days and can stay hungry for more than a week, the lion king can be  very tolerant  towards baby lions playing or nagging the papa lion. The king lion would lets the cubs bite and scratch him and lick his face, ears and nose. The male lion even lets them climb on top of him. Who doesn't want to be around lions if you are one of them. Well the male lion take some exceptions as this king lion always tries to be himself at all occasions. The best thing the king of the jungle does apart from being the best and the most dangerous animal is to take long naps after gulping pounds and pounds of flesh which will last him for a few days rather than playing with tail with its cubs.

The lions hunting technique

Catching small animals with two feet is what  start with these baby lions. When scavengers such as vultures who come and perch of the carcass and try to nimble that is left from the feast of the kings of the jungle the lion cubs occasionally and  cautiously approaches a vulture or any other bird of prey, a four-month-old cub longing to imitate its parents, springs on his prey. With many skills yet to be leaned and acquired and to be put into full use  which might still be lacking due to poor coordination and reasoning, the this clumsy efforts end in a comical disasters

Lion cubs for sale, baby lions to adopt comes with a lot of lion research before the lions become man eaters and spell havoc in the society

A lost lion or an abandoned cub in the wilderness  can be reared by humans. There are  always plenty of people looking for baby lions for sale  or advertisement  stating baby lions to adopt and things like that. Its not a bad  choice to give a home to this  little baby lion. The right thing to do is to alert the nearest authorities hen you come across one which could have been abandoned by its mother, a poacher or even a n animal trader. What most people do mostly is keep them as pets which sounds fun and  an obligation to the animal due to the love of the lion and the circumstances they have lead in to such a bond.  One doesn't  to be told that education is the best cure. In the beginning feeding the animal will be fun as it is with small baby lions if one has already experience with dogs. But with time, however, the task becomes impossible: the cub will become extremely expensive to feed and will outgrow its surroundings and without proper training it will eventually become dangerous.


You will enjoy the best Africa Safari in Kenya., Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa and experience animal  attacks if these animals are not bread in captivity.

 Many incidences of lions mauling people have been caught on tape. Lives have been lost due to lion attacks and a lot is being spent to prevent such attacks as these little baby dangerous lions are and will always live to their names and become the greatest dangerous animals in the world. 

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The Baby Turtle

Endangered sea turtles 

 Turtles, Ninja Turtles or should we call them the Sea turtles, the Leatherback turtles, Loggerhead turtles  Hawksbill turtles or the green turtles. While not so many people have not been able to see turtles with their naked eyes, I guess a very good number of kids can tell you a lot about turtles.  Many kids out there have been inspired with the great facts about turtles but in the real world, there is a different reality on the plight of the green turtles. These beautiful turtles have seen a change in their habitat.

The turtle habitat has dwindled, the turtle feeding grounds have been encroached beyond what the turtles can handle, and the food that turtles eat sometimes is mixes up with our environment degradation with oil spills while the turtle’s predators have been outnumbering the common turtle predators themselves in the deep see.  The turtle habitat problem is even aggravated when these beautiful turtles come ashore to lay their eggs, some of these special turtle eggs end up on the breakfast table of the few common people while the baby turtles end up in the black market and never to make their way home in the different warm waters of the world.

The green turtle species

People who like going to the beach and especially during the nesting season might just have across the turtle habitat and have the chance to see these  green turtles, the,  Sea turtles, the Leatherback turtles, Loggerhead turtles or the Hawksbill turtles nesting along the beach or might have had a glimpse if baby turtles walking towards the sea. As far as the kinds of turtles found in a habitat, there are many different species of turtles and these sea green turtles are endangered already.

LEATHERBACK

As turtles come in many different colors from different sea turtle habitat such as the green turtle with Dark black-brown or greenish yellow shades, the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is no doubt one of the most impressive turtles in the world. The leatherback turtle is the only black turtle which is not as widely spread in many parts of the world oceans as the other species of turtles.

As far as the size if the turtle is concerned, the leatherback turtle is the biggest turtle species ever known.  The leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) weigh up to 1000 pounds (450 kg).  It takes at least four able bodied men to lift this beautiful creature. Its not just the sheer size of the leatherback turtle, in fact  the leatherback turtle has 7 ridges on their back or on top of its shell. Unlike the other sea turtles which have hard shells, the leatherback turtles on the contrary does not have a hard outer shell.

This kin of turtle is well protected by the small bony plates covering the shell. With many turtle natural predators who might be eager to make a meal out of the turtle, the leatherback turtle is well accustomed to swimming with ease and at great depth away from many of the lingering predators around. With their massive size, not many people look for these heavy turtles but the leatherback turtle has always been in contact with many fishermen when these turtles are caught and entangled with the nets which are laid down in many of the coastal areas.

The HAWKSBILL Turtle

Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) have swam the coast of the Caribbean for as long as the Spaniards fished in these beautiful turtle habitat infested waters.  The Hawksbill turtles also known as “tortuga carey” in Spanish have co existed sharing the same man and turtle habitat. Fishermen and beach goers along the Coast of Pearl Cays and El Cocal beach. With little turtle protection and conservation programs, the Caribbean and Nicaragua green turtles just like any other animal species in the wild is just at the mercy of nature. The hawksbill turtles found along the Caribbean coast can grow and reach length of almost 4 feet.

While an average weight of a hawksbill turtle can reach about 80 kg these endangered turtles will be lucky if they are not poached in these turtle islands or turtle waters and harvested of their fat or end up on the dining tables ready to be served as dinner by the locals. As the turtle meat ends up in the stomach, the turtle shell or turtle scutes will end up as turtle jewelry to be worn or hanged out as turtle souvenirs and showpiece and be sold to the tourist visiting these turtle habitats

LOGGERHEAD Turtles

 

Loggerheads turtles (Caretta caretta)  are some of the unique turtles in the world. Just like the green turtles and the hawksbill turtles, the loggerhead turtles can grow up to four feet. Its only while these turtles are underwater that you actually have the chance to see their marvelous looks while they are swimming.

The loggerhead turtles is the only turtle with the biggest head. Whether the head acts as an advantage while in its natural habitat, unlike the other species of turtles which have short heads the loggerhead turtles is well adopted to its natural environment and prawns, crabs, mollusks and shrimps make most of the loggerhead’s diet. Known as turtles with the sharpest teeth, loggerhead turtles are some of the most feared turtle sin the world. Whether it’s because of their long neck and head or because they are the only turtles which don’t hide their head under the shell, these beautiful turtles are always in constant danger with people and fishermen.

The loggerhead turtles are known to bite and many fishermen out there have had bad stories about the loggerhead turtles. When caught under the net, these turtles always try to set themselves free and during the struggle, the poor turtles end up being hit on the head because of the fear of being bitten. With such a turtle myth of prey and predator, this special turtle has earned its name as one of the turtles which is not eaten or hunted by man for its meat or its body parts as well.

 

GREEN TURTLE

The green turtles, Chelonia mydas are some of the most beautiful turtle species in the world. You will be amazed to know how the green turtle got its name. While most of the animal fat is almost cream, white or golden, these green turtles are known to have green fat and hence the name green turtles. The green turtle as the word suggest is derived from the color of the fat which is deposited at the carapace. As far as the weight of a green turtle is concerned, unlike the hawksbill turtles which weigh around 80 kgs, the green turtles are almost three times heavier than the Hawksbill turtles weight about 200kgs.

One of the reason as to why the green turtles are very heavy is because these green turtles have the strongest shells hence that extra body weight comes from its scutes which do not overlap like the Hawksbill turtles. With plenty of turtle food to feed, the green turtles with such abundance of food mainly composed of sea grass and algae, the Atlantic ocean being one of the natural feeding grounds along the Caribbean Nicaragua waters is not as a matter of fact the best breeding ground for the green turtles.

With many reasons best known by the green turtles, to some extent man and nature have a helping hand in the dwindling numbers of feeding grounds along the Caribbean cost for these beautiful animals. Its not that the green turtles do not want to breed in these beautiful beaches but with the ongoing human activities, there are no clear yardstick pinpointing the full culprits due to luck of the turtle knowledge, ongoing turtle research, turtle conservation and turtle protection and rescue. Whether the plight of the green turtle in the near distance future will show hopes of improvement entirely depends of many of the turtle conservatives and turtle loving individuals.

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 South African is one of the best animal safari destinations for all those animal loving people. With abundant of wildlife with different animal species big and small, South Africa is one of the most visited places in Africa because of its diverse in its wild animals which are found in the national parks and in the private game reserves as well. While south Africa has at its disposal some of the endangered animals, there are animals as well in south Africa which are also in the endangered critically species list.

 In the late 18^th Century, Africa was the place for the rich and the royal to go hunting and South Africa was just one of the destinations to be to hunt the big five and all the animals one could ever think of. As far s the kinds of animals found in South Africa is concerned, there are about 299 mammal species in South Africa. These animals and mammals which  birds of different sizes and species, fish of different colors and shapes beautiful  dangerous reptiles which roam the vast lands of the Cape of Good Hope.

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Lion at Kruger National Park

There is no better African Safari other than the many specialized tour trips to the famous Kruger National Park. With plenty of the king of the jungles to see, the Kruger National Park is heaven to the African lions. Visitors and tourists from all walks of life just love to see these dangerous animals at their own habitat.  Being the largest game reserve in South Africa and founded in the early 19^th century, no other person in modern history is well remembered in South Africa and the rest of the world in terms of animal protection and animal conservation other than Stephanus  Johnnes  Paulus Kruger. As a very good hunter during his age, a farmer, a soldier of honor and a wise statesman it was through his efforts which spearheaded the Kruger National Park which has not been in cooperated with other private lands now stretching about 2 million hectares of the great African Savannah land. It’s the sheer size of the Kruger national Park which has managed to give rise to the beautiful flora and fauna of South Africa hence the increase in the popularity of the Kruger National Park with its diversity in wildlife and plants as well. While many consider it one of the best animal safaris in the world, Kruger National Park is one of the top national parks in terms of management and facilities available in the national parks

Kruger National Park Animals

With abundant of wildlife within Kruger National Park, the lion is just at home with the easy prey which comes along in the national park, Lions primarily as a social animal will move with the pride to go and hunt . While many big cats are solitary animals, these great big cats of South Africa live to their names. Lions have been on the forefront in terms of animal attacks or lion attacks. While lions were hunted down to nearly extinction from poaching and later from natural calamities such as pest and diseases, these powerful dangerous animals are the second largest members of the feline family in the world.

Great lion pictures depicting its tan color slightly white under-body have amazed people with the blend of color. The magnificent lion’s tuft of black hair while the lion is in whatever positions just breathtaking for all those animal photographers and all people on a safari  as well. With these spectacular lion qualities among the big cats, these beautiful dangerous animals are just a must see when someone makes a trip to these national parks of Africa as well. 

Like lions, leopards in South Africa are also some of the most important animals someone would want to see while on that special animal safari in the South African Kruger National park. As one of the big cats and one of the most dangerous animals in the African continent, the African leopard just as the clouded leopard is as elusive as any other big cat in the dangerous cats’ species. While competition for food in the South African jungles with the lions and the rest of the flesh eating mammals is not yet fully understood, the leopards with their magnificent coat animals which way back in time eluded many of the big professional hunters during the hunting seasons are some of the animals which are considered as endangered species in South Africa as well. With many of the Zulu tribesmen still having leopards’ skins during their cultural ceremonies, you can be amazed to see the extent as to how this animal was respected such that for those who managed to kill a leopard, the display was just a must to send the message across as to the status someone achieved in this act.

The leopard as one of the most beautiful animals in the world with its white to bright golden brown color while some leopards are spotted with black spots and rosettes, these beautiful animals are animals nit to be joked with while you are out there on an animal safari. The leopard like any other big cat is the only cat which can climb trees than any other cat species. Leopards while out their own natural habitat and breeding grounds would perch themselves well hidden in the canopy of the African trees. The leopard would always scout the area for any prey from a distance and later climb down advancing towards the unsuspecting prey an without wasting no time, the leopard with eat what it can and later drag the rest of the flesh up the tree away from other ground animals. These are always the great moments for animal photography and for animal lovers. A sight where a leopard is eating at the top of the tree is just a leopard picture worth remembering where as a leopard resting up a tree while you are out therein the jungle on food is just another day gone bad for you if you don’t have any protection.

South Africa Animal Habitat 

With a vast majority of South Africa territory having different kinds of animals, Rhinoceros, the African elephant, the African water buffalo also make part of the big five and among the most dangerous animals in South Africa and the world at large. These beautiful animals can also be found in many of the finest national parks in South Africa such as Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Addo Elephant Park. These beautiful animal locations are rich with migratory birds and other different kinds of animals as well.

The Kruger national park located on the east of River Limpopo is just perfect for its diverse landscape and vegetation for all sorts of animals to live. Geared for the satisfaction of animal lovers. The Kruger Park being accessed in many parts, the central gate is just one area one needs to take to make use of the animal safari.  Animals like the mountain zebras, giraffes, and the African wildebeest are always in plenty. With such a diverse herd of animal species, predators which eat these animals such as the African elephant, leopards and the cheetah are always lingering around. For all those action loving animal safari lovers, you are always assured of a visit at South Africa with a day and a night to remember as well

Why is Kruger National park one of the best parks and national reserves in the world? Well the secret to the success of the park lies in the native people itself With aver147 mammal species, 500 bird different types of birds, 116 reptile found among the forests bushes and thickets, 34 amphibian moving about some of the greatest lakes around south Africa with about 49 fish species in the park, that’s just enough to make your stay in the park as lively and teaming with animal life every second all the day. For all those who are fascinated by vegetation, inside these beautiful parks of South Africa are a good variety of over 457 different types of trees and shrubs and a sea of over 1500 smaller beautiful plants. With the support of the country in making sure all the animal care and animal protection is being provided in the park, Kruger National park is providing the state of the art in terms of making a yardstick to some of the upcoming national parks in the world.  With over 950 000 people visitors in the park every year, of which 80% are South Africans this local tourism is just one way of disseminating animal information about animals of south Africa, the endangered species in south Africa and what needs to be done as far as animal awareness programs are concerned.

With the conflict between man and animals, South Africa is not et out of the woods in terms of wiping out animals in south Africa.  With all the big game viewing and a bounty of fine reserves teeming with wildlife in South Africa, the South Africa Birdlife is also one area where habitat loss due to cutting down of trees and deforestation has created a menace to this once thriving animal population.

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