The Apex Predator - (Panthera Leo)

The scientific identity for lions is "Panthera Leo". The genus Panthera is of Greek foundation and involves large cat species such as tigers, lions, jaguars, and leopards that have the ability to roar. Leo is the Latin phrase for lion. The lion is one of the largest, strongest, and most effective cats in the world. They are the biggest cats on the African continent. While most massive cats are solitary hunters, lions are surprisingly sociable animals that stay together in household companies known as pride.

The male lion, with its formidable size and flowing mane, is a majestic animal rightfully known as king of the jungle.

Lions are labeled as a keystone species. This capacity that they have a disproportionately massive influence on their herbal surroundings and are essential to retaining the structure of their ecological community. 

As apex predators, they have to exist in order to manage the populations of other animals. A lion’s weight loss plan consists in particular of wildebeest, zebra, and African buffalo. These animals have only a few different predators and have a food plan that consists heavily of savanna grasses. 

Hypothetically, if lions become extinct, wildebeest, zebra, and African buffalo populations would grow drastically. Large grazing populations would crush their food assets and motive savanna grasses to emerge as scarce. This would have an remarkable have an effect on on all plant and animal lifestyles in the ecosystem. As an analogy, lions as a keystone species are like the beginning domino in a lengthy chain and if they get knocked over, many other pieces will fall in the behind it.

What Makes Lions So Dangerous?

Size
Weight: 261lbs – 550lbs
Length: 4.7ft – 8.2ft

Speed
35 mph

Senses
Amazing sense of sight, especially night vision
Good sense of smell capable of smelling other lions’ markings
Great hearing allows them to hear prey miles away

Defenses
Stays with pride for safety in numbers
Large size
Can quickly run away from enemies

Offensive Powers
Sharp claws can gash foes
Paw strikes can deliver a powerful, staggering blow  
Strong biting power can splinter bones and tear prey open.

Predatory Behaviors
Endurance predator or ambush predator

Works as a group to take down prey

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